⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 33
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q2 10:03 · OKC 55-30 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:05 · OKC 82-61 ORL
- Missed FT
Serge Ibaka misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:43 · OKC 103-99 ORL
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins 3 second turnover
Q4 3:53 · OKC 106-99 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 6:52 · OKC 84-71 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 2:34 · OKC 89-82 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson misses technical free throw
Q3 7:05 · OKC 82-61 ORL
- Technical
Jameer Nelson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:22 · OKC 83-63 ORL
📊The numbers
| OKC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 12 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
