⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 46 points in the paint to 66- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their fourteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 3:32 · MEM 70-66 OKC
- Steal
Mike Conley stole it from Jeff Green
Q4 0:55 · MEM 86-94 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:11 · MEM 2-9 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q1 0:17 · MEM 16-35 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 8:23 · MEM 73-83 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Green bad pass
Q4 0:55 · MEM 86-94 OKC
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:40 · MEM 91-98 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
