⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 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
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 33-20 off them- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the third quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the fourth quarter
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 10:12 · OKC 13-6 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q4 5:07 · OKC 99-97 SA
- Lead
Kevin Durant hit a driving layup
Q4 0:32 · OKC 99-97 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 3:35 · OKC 91-93 SA
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 2:56 · OKC 91-93 SA
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball turnover
Q4 0:18 · OKC 99-100 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q3 1:20 · OKC 72-83 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 8:00 · OKC 82-91 SA
- Go-ahead
Manu Ginobili hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kawhi Leonard with the assist
Q4 0:27 · OKC 99-100 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danny Green bad pass
Q4 1:43 · OKC 93-97 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · OKC 99-101 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 3:26 · OKC 105-103 SA
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 15 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |