⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 28-18 off them
- Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 37
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q1 1:13 · OKC 38-20 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 10:40 · OKC 47-26 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses technical free throw
Q2 10:26 · OKC 41-22 DEN
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:04 · OKC 62-39 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 17
Q4 9:26 · OKC 101-84 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenneth Faried technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 10:26 · OKC 41-22 DEN
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 8 |
