⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, six of fourteen from three- Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 29-19 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 10:26 · GS 11-6 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 1:43 · GS 93-101 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 8:37 · GS 11-14 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 0:27 · GS 27-29 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 7:41 · GS 57-66 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 30 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 16 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
