⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 40
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 6:39 · OKC 22-13 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q1 1:46 · OKC 40-22 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
