⏱️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
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 47 free throws to their 22- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 11
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 2:03 · OKC 31-25 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 2:38 · OKC 55-50 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q4 3:09 · OKC 104-91 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 11:30 · OKC 59-62 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 4:18 · OKC 91-89 CHI
- Turnover
Taj Gibson traveling
Q4 2:59 · OKC 95-91 CHI
📊The numbers
| OKC | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 38 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
