⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their sixteen
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 took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 2:34 · OKC 32-25 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 10:32 · OKC 81-71 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 6:03 · OKC 121-104 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Scott Brooks technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:47 · OKC 55-55 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:46 · OKC 48-48 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 8:56 · OKC 82-79 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
