⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of eighteen from three- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 42
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 11:22 · MIL 27-29 OKC
- Steal
Brandon Jennings stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 2:46 · MIL 72-75 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Salmons bad pass
Q4 0:53 · MIL 77-78 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 2:00 · MIL 37-50 OKC
- Steal
Nick Collison stole it from John Salmons
Q4 0:53 · MIL 77-78 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball
Q4 2:46 · MIL 72-75 OKC
- Missed FT
Eric Maynor misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · MIL 81-82 OKC
- Missed FT
Eric Maynor misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · MIL 81-82 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 11 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
