⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of nineteen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 7:35 · OKC 27-36 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:07 · OKC 36-38 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:58 · OKC 63-63 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 4:09 · OKC 10-27 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker discontinue dribble
Q4 5:00 · OKC 70-69 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:24 · OKC 72-69 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:24 · OKC 72-69 SA
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 13 | Assists | 15 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
