⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 23-14 off them
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 6-point lead to 14
Q2 6:24 · OKC 45-31 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q4 9:02 · OKC 100-75 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - James Harden (2) and Sasha Vujacic (2)
Q4 9:53 · OKC 90-72 BKN
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 31 | Assists | 14 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
