⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their twenty
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 6:47 · OKC 35-38 MEM
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:53 · OKC 97-94 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:32 · OKC 92-87 MEM
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins offensive foul (Rudy Gay draws the foul)
Q4 2:02 · OKC 92-89 MEM
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins turnover
Q4 2:02 · OKC 92-89 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 4:31 · OKC 17-23 MEM
- Ties it
Mike Conley hit a three jumper, Tony Allen with the assist
Q4 1:12 · OKC 94-94 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
O.J. Mayo misses technical free throw
Q2 7:13 · OKC 27-38 MEM
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 0:47 · OKC 97-94 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 14 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 12 | Blocks | 7 |
