⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 30
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 34
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 stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 11:41 · OKC 61-44 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q3 8:34 · OKC 72-49 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 32
Q4 9:00 · OKC 91-59 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 14 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
