⏱️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
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twenty
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3 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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:33 · OKC 12-3 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q2 7:50 · OKC 43-19 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 9:48 · OKC 84-68 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Perry Jones misses technical free throw
Q4 8:25 · OKC 82-64 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 11:30 · OKC 76-64 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q4 6:26 · OKC 88-85 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Nate Robinson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 8:25 · OKC 82-64 DEN
- Turnover
Ty Lawson traveling
Q4 3:18 · OKC 88-83 DEN
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
