⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- They went cold, one of fourteen from three
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 56
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 2:23 · OKC 82-73 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nick Collison lost ball
Q4 4:28 · OKC 91-88 DEN
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:00 · OKC 93-90 DEN
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball
Q4 0:06 · OKC 94-96 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:11 · OKC 89-86 DEN
- Winner
Chauncey Billups hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:52 · OKC 94-95 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 2:09 · OKC 94-98 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Arron Afflalo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:47 · OKC 27-27 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:15 · OKC 94-96 DEN
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 1 | Threes made | 7 |
| 7% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 15 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
