⏱️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
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
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 6 down to 2 up
Q1 1:01 · OKC 24-22 ATL
- Steal
Jeff Green stole it from Joe Johnson
Q4 2:08 · OKC 97-93 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook turnover
Q4 2:29 · OKC 97-93 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 2:10 · OKC 47-49 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson lost ball
Q4 2:08 · OKC 97-93 ATL
📊The numbers
| OKC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
