⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 7:56 · OKC 59-52 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball turnover
Q4 3:12 · OKC 83-77 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 6:07 · OKC 12-16 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 7:00 · OKC 34-38 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 8:29 · OKC 79-76 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
Q4 4:26 · OKC 79-76 SA
- Missed FT
Kawhi Leonard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:56 · OKC 81-77 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker traveling
Q4 3:25 · OKC 83-77 SA
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
