⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 20-7 off them
- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 28
- They shot well above their usual, eight of eighteen from three
- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- Steal
David Lee stole it from Thabo Sefolosha
Q4 2:34 · GS 89-85 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook turnover
Q4 4:26 · GS 86-82 OKC
- Turnover
Thabo Sefolosha bad pass
Q4 2:34 · GS 89-85 OKC
- Turnover
Thabo Sefolosha bad pass
Q4 0:07 · GS 100-94 OKC
📊The numbers
| GS | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 28 | Assists | 15 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
