⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their four
A 15-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 10 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 5:37 · OKC 27-16 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 10:11 · OKC 43-24 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q4 1:36 · OKC 106-87 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:54 · OKC 65-44 MEM
- Technical
DeAndre Liggins technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 1:12 · OKC 101-85 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q3 8:40 · OKC 65-50 MEM
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 10
Q3 4:18 · OKC 77-67 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerryd Bayless misses technical free throw
Q4 1:12 · OKC 101-85 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 11 | Blocks | 2 |
