⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third 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
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their eighteen
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 9:59 · OKC 90-84 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 3:54 · OKC 96-91 SA
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:46 · OKC 101-95 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q1 3:20 · OKC 16-34 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:20 · OKC 66-74 SA
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |