⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 6:24 · DEN 61-58 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 0:14 · DEN 72-69 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Danilo Gallinari misses technical free throw
Q1 3:51 · DEN 12-20 OKC
- Technical
Double technical foul - Nene Hilario and Kendrick Perkins
Q2 0:22 · DEN 45-48 OKC
- Technical
Double technical foul - Danilo Gallinari and Kevin Durant
Q4 0:12 · DEN 94-98 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up
Q4 10:52 · DEN 72-85 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:07 · DEN 85-92 OKC
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:07 · DEN 85-92 OKC
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · DEN 94-99 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
