⏱️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
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 14 fast break points to 30
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 4:01 · ATL 92-95 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 9:37 · ATL 47-60 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 4:37 · ATL 57-72 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 10:00 · ATL 75-88 OKC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kendrick Perkins flagrant foul type 1 (Jeff Teague draws the foul)
Q3 10:34 · ATL 42-50 OKC
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins 3 second turnover
Q4 0:46 · ATL 92-99 OKC
📊The numbers
| ATL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
