⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36
- A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26 in the second quarter
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2 in the third 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2
Q3 0:27 · OKC 90-92 SA
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Serge Ibaka defensive goaltending
Q4 2:47 · OKC 102-107 SA
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 0:58 · OKC 105-109 SA
- Turnover
Nick Collison bad pass
Q4 0:21 · OKC 105-112 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 1:24 · OKC 16-30 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 10:57 · OKC 21-41 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26
Q2 6:33 · OKC 33-59 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Matt Bonner offensive foul (Royal Ivey draws the foul)
Q4 4:58 · OKC 98-101 SA
- Turnover
Matt Bonner turnover
Q4 4:58 · OKC 98-101 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:00 · OKC 105-109 SA
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 8 |
