⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen- A 20-0 run took them from 13 down to 7 up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 46 points in the paint to 72
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the first quarter
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 6:22 · OKC 17-15 DEN
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 13 down to 7 up
Q2 1:10 · OKC 65-58 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 0:30 · OKC 114-111 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q1 1:55 · OKC 25-29 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 10:37 · OKC 84-93 DEN
- Lead
Ty Lawson hit a 24-foot three jumper, Arron Afflalo with the assist
Q4 0:54 · OKC 106-109 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Harrington lost ball
OT 4:13 · OKC 114-111 DEN
- Turnover
Andre Miller traveling
OT 3:04 · OKC 114-113 DEN
- Turnover
Andre Miller traveling
OT 1:36 · OKC 118-115 DEN
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 12 | Blocks | 6 |
