⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 10:47 · OKC 33-22 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Kendrick Perkins and DeJuan Blair
Q2 2:40 · OKC 48-41 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 10:27 · OKC 5-9 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
