⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 25- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 33
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 9:27 · BKN 35-34 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 7:37 · BKN 72-70 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 9:03 · BKN 9-16 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q4 9:56 · BKN 78-94 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 1 | Threes made | 0 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
