⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their two- They went cold, two of sixteen from three
- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 44
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 2:32 · MEM 20-20 OKC
- Steal
Tony Allen stole it from Eric Maynor
Q4 0:07 · MEM 90-94 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Marc Gasol technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:54 · MEM 79-89 OKC
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:42 · MEM 88-92 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:09 · MEM 9-18 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 11:18 · MEM 22-33 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 8:51 · MEM 76-83 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q4 4:54 · MEM 79-89 OKC
- Missed FT
Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:30 · MEM 83-89 OKC
- Turnover
Eric Maynor bad pass
Q4 0:07 · MEM 90-94 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 2 | Threes made | 10 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
