⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 37
- A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up in the second 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q2 7:58 · OKC 41-35 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 11:17 · OKC 60-51 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 9:36 · OKC 6-12 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 11:14 · OKC 24-33 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:42 · OKC 62-62 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Corey Maggette technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 4:07 · OKC 63-62 GS
- Technical
Corey Maggette technical foul (3rd technical foul)
Q3 4:07 · OKC 63-62 GS
- Technical
Monta Ellis technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 6:15 · OKC 89-76 GS
📊The numbers
| OKC | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 21 | Assists | 12 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
