⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 31- A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 0:38 · IND 67-81 OKC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22
Q4 7:18 · IND 75-97 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Hasheem Thabeet technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 8:51 · IND 30-30 OKC
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:26 · IND 33-32 OKC
📊The numbers
| IND | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 13 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
