⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 24-14 off them
- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38
- Went cold from three, eight of 23
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant offensive foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)
Q4 1:55 · OKC 99-100 DEN
- Turnover
Kevin Durant turnover
Q4 1:55 · OKC 99-100 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 6:58 · OKC 14-23 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 10:32 · OKC 86-88 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses technical free throw
Q1 9:45 · OKC 5-2 DEN
- Missed FT
Danilo Gallinari misses technical free throw
Q1 4:01 · OKC 19-23 DEN
- Missed FT
Ty Lawson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:11 · OKC 95-95 DEN
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 13 | Blocks | 4 |
