⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 32- A 21-0 run took them from 4 down to 17 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
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run took them from 4 down to 17 up
Q1 3:14 · OKC 42-25 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 3:36 · OKC 68-45 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:33 · OKC 76-55 BOS
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:52 · OKC 106-95 BOS
- Technical
Serge Ibaka technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 3:54 · OKC 108-100 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 0:50 · OKC 94-82 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:31 · OKC 108-101 BOS
- Turnover
Mickael Pietrus bad pass
Q4 3:00 · OKC 110-102 BOS
📊The numbers
| OKC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
