⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 50
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q3 1:32 · SA 79-81 OKC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Drew Gooden flagrant foul type 1 (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
Q1 1:36 · SA 30-22 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 10:07 · SA 81-92 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:41 · SA 86-92 OKC
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:30 · SA 86-93 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:08 · SA 88-94 OKC
📊The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
