⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third 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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 8:15 · SA 38-34 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 5:22 · SA 46-36 OKC
- Steal
Keith Bogans stole it from Thabo Sefolosha
Q4 0:26 · SA 94-97 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antonio McDyess misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:17 · SA 91-94 OKC
- Turnover
Tony Parker turnover
Q4 0:39 · SA 91-96 OKC
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson lost ball
Q4 0:15 · SA 94-97 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:40 · SA 53-53 OKC
- Steal
Thabo Sefolosha stole it from Richard Jefferson
Q4 0:15 · SA 94-97 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:45 · SA 90-93 OKC
- Turnover
Thabo Sefolosha bad pass
Q4 0:26 · SA 94-97 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · SA 98-100 OKC
📊The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 10 |
