⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- They went cold, five of 22 from three
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 52
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 2:43 · DEN 51-47 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses technical free throw
Q2 1:45 · DEN 43-47 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 11:42 · DEN 25-39 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 0:46 · DEN 51-58 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
