⏱️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
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 17-4 off them- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 2:32 · OKC 30-23 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q3 11:17 · OKC 66-53 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 5:05 · OKC 104-89 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
