⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 21 from three
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 54
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 4:16 · SA 57-51 OKC
- Winner
Tony Parker hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · SA 104-103 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Tim Duncan and Kevin Durant
Q2 3:53 · SA 50-51 OKC
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:08 · SA 104-103 OKC
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · SA 109-105 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 8:29 · SA 94-96 OKC
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:54 · SA 103-103 OKC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Nick Collison flagrant foul type 1 (Tony Parker draws the foul)
Q2 3:53 · SA 50-51 OKC
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:54 · SA 103-103 OKC
📊The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 62% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
