⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of sixteen from three- Beaten inside, 24 points in the paint to 46
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 7:16 · ATL 62-69 OKC
- Ties it
Josh Smith hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:47 · ATL 88-88 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a 17-foot jumper, Thabo Sefolosha with the assist
Q4 2:31 · ATL 88-90 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · ATL 91-94 OKC
📊The numbers
| ATL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
