⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 23 in the third quarter- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their three
A 12-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 14 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 7:48 · OKC 37-26 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 1:43 · OKC 51-39 CHI
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 23
Q3 11:03 · OKC 64-41 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q4 6:50 · OKC 88-66 CHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 14
Q4 3:55 · OKC 92-78 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
