⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
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 stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 7:41 · OKC 83-62 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 10:48 · OKC 0-2 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 2:15 · OKC 89-76 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jordan Crawford misses technical free throw
Q1 10:48 · OKC 0-2 BOS
- Missed FT
Jordan Crawford misses technical free throw
Q3 10:19 · OKC 72-56 BOS
📊The numbers
| OKC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
