⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their fourteen- A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 6:03 · NY 48-48 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:36 · NY 60-61 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 4:31 · NY 75-69 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - J.R. Smith and Thabo Sefolosha
Q4 5:15 · NY 87-89 OKC
- Turnover
Raymond Felton lost ball turnover
Q4 1:25 · NY 94-95 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up
Q1 7:33 · NY 13-23 OKC
- Steal
Russell Westbrook stole it from Raymond Felton
Q4 1:25 · NY 94-95 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Serge Ibaka out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:15 · NY 90-89 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball turnover
Q4 3:58 · NY 90-89 OKC
📊The numbers
| NY | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 10 | Assists | 16 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
