⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 6:13 · OKC 86-86 MEM
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a 18-foot two point shot
Q4 2:27 · OKC 86-86 MEM
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a 19-foot two point shot
Q4 0:11 · OKC 91-90 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 4:03 · OKC 82-84 MEM
- Missed FT
Serge Ibaka misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:21 · OKC 86-88 MEM
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins lost ball turnover
Q4 1:07 · OKC 87-90 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Steal
Marc Gasol stole it from Kendrick Perkins
Q4 1:07 · OKC 87-90 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball turnover
Q4 0:17 · OKC 89-90 MEM
- Turnover
Marc Gasol bad pass
Q4 0:03 · OKC 91-90 MEM
- Missed FT
Quincy Pondexter misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:01 · OKC 93-91 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
