⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 1:50 · ATL 69-73 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Al Horford technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:07 · ATL 47-59 OKC
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 3:12 · ATL 54-70 OKC
- Turnover
Kyle Korver lost ball turnover
Q4 4:50 · ATL 80-85 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 1:53 · ATL 20-27 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball turnover
Q4 4:54 · ATL 80-85 OKC
📊The numbers
| ATL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 12 |
