⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 25
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
- Steal
James Harden stole it from A.J. Price
Q4 0:47 · OKC 102-94 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 2:56 · OKC 104-94 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook offensive foul (A.J. Price draws the foul)
Q4 5:00 · OKC 93-92 IND
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook turnover
Q4 5:00 · OKC 96-94 IND
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball
Q4 1:22 · OKC 100-94 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 7:43 · OKC 93-92 IND
- Steal
A.J. Price stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 1:22 · OKC 100-94 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Troy Murphy offensive foul (Nick Collison draws the foul)
Q4 4:15 · OKC 95-92 IND
- Turnover
Troy Murphy turnover
Q4 4:15 · OKC 95-92 IND
- Turnover
A.J. Price bad pass
Q4 0:47 · OKC 102-94 IND
📊The numbers
| OKC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
