⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second 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 Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42
- Ran them off the floor, 34 fast break points to 22
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 28-16 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 1-point lead to 9
Q4 8:18 · OKC 94-85 GS
- Lead
Kevin Durant hit a three jumper, Russell Westbrook with the assist
OT 4:18 · OKC 109-106 GS
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a 21-foot jumper
OT 0:48 · OKC 114-114 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 2:31 · OKC 100-94 GS
- Turnover
Daequan Cook bad pass
Q4 0:10 · OKC 106-103 GS
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:11 · OKC 114-114 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- Ties it
Monta Ellis hit a 24-foot threeer
Q4 0:06 · OKC 106-106 GS
- Lead
David Lee hit a layup, Monta Ellis with the assist
OT 2:21 · OKC 109-111 GS
- Go-ahead
Monta Ellis hit a 24-foot three jumper
OT 1:09 · OKC 112-114 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry bad pass
Q4 2:19 · OKC 100-94 GS
- Missed FT
Dorell Wright misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:00 · OKC 102-94 GS
- Missed FT
David Lee misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 2:21 · OKC 109-111 GS
📊The numbers
| OKC | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 34 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
