⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24 in the third quarter- Gave up second chances, 22 offensive rebounds to their eight
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 took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 8:57 · OKC 13-6 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 5:13 · OKC 46-39 GS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24
Q3 2:45 · OKC 89-65 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 3:43 · OKC 17-24 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nate Robinson misses technical free throw
Q4 9:56 · OKC 89-67 GS
📊The numbers
| OKC | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
