⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 24 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 0:28 · DEN 63-73 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q3 1:51 · DEN 96-106 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 7:05 · DEN 106-115 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 11:45 · DEN 1-8 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 7:37 · DEN 6-18 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q2 2:34 · DEN 50-68 OKC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kevin Durant flagrant foul type 1 (Kenneth Faried draws the foul)
Q3 11:03 · DEN 66-73 OKC
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 11:03 · DEN 63-73 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
