⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- Steal
James Harden stole it from Zach Randolph
Q4 1:12 · OKC 104-96 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 5:50 · OKC 62-52 MEM
- Turnover
Kevin Durant offensive foul (Shane Battier draws the foul)
Q4 0:11 · OKC 109-102 MEM
- Turnover
Kevin Durant turnover
Q4 0:11 · OKC 109-102 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 5:28 · OKC 99-87 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Darrell Arthur technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:52 · OKC 86-73 MEM
- Turnover
Zach Randolph bad pass
Q4 1:12 · OKC 104-96 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
