⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 3:29 · SA 22-25 OKC
- Steal
Boris Diaw stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 2:32 · SA 94-100 OKC
- Steal
Marco Belinelli stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 0:44 · SA 100-108 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marco Belinelli bad pass
Q4 2:53 · SA 94-100 OKC
- Turnover
Tim Duncan lost ball turnover
Q4 1:49 · SA 96-103 OKC
- Turnover
Patty Mills lost ball turnover
Q4 0:38 · SA 100-108 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 0:36 · SA 26-33 OKC
- Steal
Reggie Jackson stole it from Marco Belinelli
Q4 2:53 · SA 94-100 OKC
- Steal
Serge Ibaka stole it from Tim Duncan
Q4 1:49 · SA 96-103 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball turnover
Q4 2:32 · SA 94-100 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 0:44 · SA 100-108 OKC
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · SA 105-110 OKC
📊The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
