⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their fourteen- Kept giving it away, eleven turnovers to their five
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 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:48 · OKC 14-5 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:31 · OKC 111-110 ORL
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:31 · OKC 111-110 ORL
- Turnover
Serge Ibaka lost ball
Q4 2:14 · OKC 119-114 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- Steal
Jameer Nelson stole it from Serge Ibaka
Q4 2:14 · OKC 119-114 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:06 · OKC 119-115 ORL
📊The numbers
| OKC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
