⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third 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 Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 40
- Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 26
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 1:28 · OKC 38-35 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:37 · OKC 81-75 MIL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Larry Sanders flagrant foul type 2 (Steven Adams draws the foul)
Q2 6:58 · OKC 27-17 MIL
- Technical
O.J. Mayo technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:50 · OKC 54-54 MIL
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
