⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 1:43 · DEN 74-71 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses technical free throw
Q3 0:01 · DEN 73-71 OKC
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:41 · DEN 87-94 OKC
- Missed FT
Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · DEN 87-94 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 3:08 · DEN 45-54 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 8:48 · DEN 76-81 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:28 · DEN 80-88 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · DEN 91-95 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · DEN 91-95 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
