⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 14
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 2:01 · OKC 84-86 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 10:12 · OKC 93-90 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:58 · OKC 72-84 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:11 · OKC 2-9 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 6:52 · OKC 11-24 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 10:51 · OKC 60-72 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Grant Hill technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:37 · OKC 42-48 PHX
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses technical free throw
Q3 2:58 · OKC 72-84 PHX
- Missed FT
Marcin Gortat misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:39 · OKC 103-96 PHX
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
