⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their thirteen
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 5-point lead to 13
Q2 7:13 · OKC 45-32 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 6:43 · OKC 75-69 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 5:07 · OKC 104-93 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:31 · OKC 45-43 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 5:26 · OKC 47-47 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 0:20 · OKC 57-61 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 13 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
