⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL 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 Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their ten
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:26 · ORL 44-47 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 5:54 · ORL 64-64 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle O'Quinn misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:55 · ORL 86-86 OKC
- Turnover
Tobias Harris bad pass
Q4 0:36 · ORL 88-92 OKC
- Missed FT
Beno Udrih misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · ORL 89-95 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a 24-foot three jumper, Russell Westbrook with the assist
Q4 2:44 · ORL 86-89 OKC
- Steal
Kevin Durant stole it from Tobias Harris
Q4 0:36 · ORL 88-92 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:39 · ORL 88-89 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · ORL 88-92 OKC
📊The numbers
| ORL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 11 |
