⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 7- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 4:09 · OKC 77-65 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q3 0:45 · OKC 89-69 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:03 · OKC 59-56 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:41 · OKC 48-47 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:07 · OKC 63-61 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11
Q4 4:54 · OKC 103-92 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
