⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of nineteen from three- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 8:07 · OKC 44-29 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q1 7:13 · OKC 11-18 ORL
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:56 · OKC 63-45 ORL
- Technical
Nazr Mohammed technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:31 · OKC 74-58 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 8:57 · OKC 64-54 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
