⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 4:15 · OKC 77-74 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 3:12 · OKC 97-97 SA
- Lead
Kevin Durant hit a 8-foot two point shot
OT 4:09 · OKC 101-99 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
OT 3:29 · OKC 101-102 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 0:12 · OKC 77-82 SA
- Lead
Tony Parker hit a 19-foot jumper
Q4 0:10 · OKC 97-99 SA
- Go-ahead
Tony Parker hit a 24-foot three jumper, Manu Ginobili with the assist
OT 3:47 · OKC 101-102 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker turnover
Q4 1:38 · OKC 93-97 SA
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 2:17 · OKC 104-103 SA
- Missed FT
Antonio McDyess misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:56 · OKC 108-107 SA
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
