⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 5- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 21-13 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 8:45 · OKC 17-5 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 5:48 · OKC 54-35 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q4 10:51 · OKC 91-76 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 1:59 · OKC 107-97 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
