⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jordan Hamilton flagrant foul type 2 (Steven Adams draws the foul)
Q4 11:00 · DEN 65-75 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 0:47 · DEN 25-37 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 7:28 · DEN 58-69 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q4 7:01 · DEN 79-97 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
