⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 23- Made seven threes to their fourteen
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their two
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:39 · BKN 104-106 OKC
- Steal
Deron Williams stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 2:30 · BKN 104-108 OKC
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Kris Humphries defensive goaltending violation
Q4 1:52 · BKN 106-110 OKC
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:04 · BKN 110-115 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 4:11 · BKN 23-27 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 5:03 · BKN 42-54 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 2:30 · BKN 104-108 OKC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:07 · BKN 106-110 OKC
- Missed FT
Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · BKN 106-112 OKC
📊The numbers
| BKN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 61% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
