⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 21
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:52 · OKC 8-0 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 8:30 · OKC 18-2 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q2 8:04 · OKC 50-27 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:30 · OKC 104-96 GS
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:48 · OKC 109-102 GS
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · OKC 109-104 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q2 2:58 · OKC 52-40 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
