⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 16 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
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 33
- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 7
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 4-point lead to 12
Q2 2:45 · OKC 45-33 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 4:46 · OKC 65-46 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Serge Ibaka technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:10 · OKC 69-52 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses technical free throw
Q3 1:10 · OKC 69-52 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
