⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 4:48 · ORL 89-93 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Daequan Cook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · ORL 102-105 OKC
- Missed FT
Daequan Cook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · ORL 102-105 OKC
📊The numbers
| ORL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
