⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 8
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 7:03 · OKC 12-10 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 11:00 · OKC 25-19 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 3:48 · OKC 100-83 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Serge Ibaka technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:50 · OKC 44-31 DEN
- Technical
Nick Collison technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:54 · OKC 85-69 DEN
- Technical
Double technical foul - Kendrick Perkins and Nene Hilario
Q4 5:03 · OKC 89-78 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:53 · OKC 0-8 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 1:13 · OKC 48-45 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
