⏱️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
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 23- Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 4
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- Lead
Eddie House hit a 24-foot three jumper, David Lee with the assist
OT 4:47 · NY 108-105 OKC
- Lead
Wilson Chandler hit a 24-foot three jumper, Sergio Rodriguez with the assist
OT 4:00 · NY 111-108 OKC
- Go-ahead
Eddie House hit a 19-foot jumper, Tracy McGrady with the assist
OT 0:30 · NY 118-117 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sergio Rodriguez misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 2:10 · NY 113-110 OKC
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler offensive foul (Nick Collison draws the foul)
OT 1:07 · NY 116-115 OKC
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler turnover
OT 1:07 · NY 116-115 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 7:07 · NY 70-75 OKC
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a 25-foot three jumper, Russell Westbrook with the assist
Q4 0:06 · NY 105-105 OKC
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a 25-foot three jumper
OT 4:24 · NY 108-108 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
Q4 2:15 · NY 99-95 OKC
📊The numbers
| NY | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
