⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 40
- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 28
- A 17-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 18 in the third quarter
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 18
Q3 11:41 · OKC 68-50 MIL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24
Q4 7:24 · OKC 102-78 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Hakim Warrick non-unsportsmanlike technical (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:48 · OKC 78-65 MIL
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
