⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 23-14 off them
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 7:20 · OKC 17-11 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:03 · OKC 74-75 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 3:00 · OKC 86-87 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q2 9:48 · OKC 24-26 MEM
- Turnover
Kevin Durant out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:25 · OKC 80-87 MEM
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball
Q4 1:29 · OKC 82-87 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Steal
Marc Gasol stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 1:29 · OKC 82-87 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
O.J. Mayo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:18 · OKC 17-17 MEM
- Technical
Quincy Pondexter technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:48 · OKC 24-26 MEM
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:46 · OKC 84-87 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 14 | Assists | 12 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
