⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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 1-point lead to 9
Q2 6:03 · OKC 44-35 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 1:46 · OKC 53-42 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 8:40 · OKC 91-77 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 5:18 · OKC 11-14 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q3 3:30 · OKC 72-69 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
