⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 34
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q1 0:49 · DEN 37-29 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 10:18 · DEN 66-56 OKC
- Lead
Wilson Chandler hit a layup, Ty Lawson with the assist
Q4 0:22 · DEN 103-101 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kosta Koufos misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:34 · DEN 96-96 OKC
- Missed FT
Kosta Koufos misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:34 · DEN 96-96 OKC
- Missed FT
Wilson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:26 · DEN 96-99 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 0:00 · DEN 56-54 OKC
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 0:17 · DEN 103-103 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 4:30 · DEN 44-35 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:16 · DEN 96-96 OKC
- Turnover
Thabo Sefolosha bad pass
Q4 0:00 · DEN 105-103 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 12 |
