⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 17-9 off them- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 8
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 4:54 · OKC 76-64 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nick Collison offensive goaltending
Q4 4:07 · OKC 87-82 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:59 · OKC 89-86 PHX
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · OKC 95-90 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 8:47 · OKC 85-82 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:48 · OKC 67-63 PHX
- Turnover
Goran Dragic bad pass
Q4 4:22 · OKC 87-82 PHX
- Missed FT
Grant Hill misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · OKC 96-90 PHX
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
