⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 17 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
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 23- A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, fifteen 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q2 3:15 · OKC 63-40 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 30
Q3 8:22 · OKC 85-55 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q4 5:43 · OKC 99-83 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:59 · OKC 34-25 NY
📊The numbers
| OKC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
