⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36- Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 5
- A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20 in the second quarter
Key battles
1Blocks11
5Fast break points17
3Threes made7
17Points off turnovers9
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q3 6:33 · MEM 55-72 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
David Joerger technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:45 · MEM 41-56 OKC
- Technical
Double technical foul - James Johnson and Caron Butler
Q3 5:03 · MEM 51-71 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 6:16 · MEM 8-19 OKC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q2 2:58 · MEM 41-61 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 7:52 · MEM 69-88 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 11 |