⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 40
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 1:19 · OKC 31-29 NY
- Ties it
Russell Westbrook hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · OKC 98-98 NY
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:00 · OKC 101-98 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q2 11:47 · OKC 31-30 NY
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball
Q4 3:49 · OKC 88-94 NY
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · OKC 98-98 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 12 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
