⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 29-12 off them- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 40
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 9-point lead to 20
Q1 0:48 · OKC 44-24 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 8:02 · OKC 53-31 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:11 · OKC 90-76 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q2 6:33 · OKC 55-40 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 16 | Blocks | 4 |
