⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 20-7 off them- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 24
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 11:12 · OKC 31-27 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 10:57 · OKC 86-63 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q4 8:30 · OKC 95-68 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Thabo Sefolosha flagrant foul type 1 (Manu Ginobili draws the foul)
Q1 0:07 · OKC 22-22 SA
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:22 · OKC 31-27 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 2 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
