⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 36
- Could not get to the line, 34 free throws to their 48
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 6:24 · DEN 70-64 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 10:15 · DEN 93-86 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 8:49 · DEN 103-93 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ty Lawson bad pass
Q4 1:13 · DEN 107-106 OKC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 1:08 · DEN 115-116 OKC
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:10 · DEN 117-116 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Ties it
Russell Westbrook hit a 27-foot three jumper
Q4 0:22 · DEN 109-109 OKC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q4 2:50 · DEN 109-111 OKC
- Lead
Russell Westbrook hit a jumper, Kevin Durant with the assist
OT 4:37 · DEN 109-111 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 1:00 · DEN 107-106 OKC
- Turnover
Thabo Sefolosha offensive foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul)
OT 0:58 · DEN 115-116 OKC
- Turnover
Thabo Sefolosha turnover
OT 0:58 · DEN 115-116 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 40 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
