⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIL 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 Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their fifteen- Made four threes to their twelve
- They shot well above their usual, twelve of 29 from three
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds 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.
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 5:43 · MIL 75-74 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Monta Ellis technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:25 · MIL 46-52 OKC
- Turnover
Marquis Daniels bad pass
Q4 3:59 · MIL 94-99 OKC
- Turnover
Monta Ellis bad pass
Q4 3:05 · MIL 94-101 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 7:50 · MIL 13-22 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 8:26 · MIL 92-99 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover
Q4 4:56 · MIL 92-99 OKC
- Turnover
Derek Fisher offensive foul (Marquis Daniels draws the foul)
Q4 3:20 · MIL 94-101 OKC
- Turnover
Derek Fisher turnover
Q4 3:20 · MIL 94-101 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 12 |
