⏱️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
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 4:52 · OKC 54-51 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 5:11 · OKC 81-76 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 1:15 · OKC 94-85 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Serge Ibaka illegal defense foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:04 · OKC 94-85 DEN
- Missed FT
Jeff Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:08 · OKC 103-96 DEN
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · OKC 114-106 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 3:08 · OKC 20-30 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups offensive foul (James Harden draws the foul)
Q4 3:27 · OKC 102-96 DEN
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups turnover
Q4 3:27 · OKC 102-96 DEN
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
