⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of twenty from three
- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 58
A 15-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 11 in the third 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q2 7:13 · OKC 52-40 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 0:31 · OKC 64-46 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:28 · OKC 26-25 GS
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 11
Q3 7:31 · OKC 76-65 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q4 11:21 · OKC 98-85 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 5 |
| 65% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
