⏱️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
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their nine- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 33
- Went cold from three, six of 21
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 17-9 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 1:13 · OKC 62-61 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 3:24 · OKC 84-77 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Serge Ibaka misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:23 · OKC 103-98 TOR
- Missed FT
D.J. Augustin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · OKC 108-104 TOR
- Missed FT
D.J. Augustin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · OKC 108-104 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 9:10 · OKC 95-92 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jonas Valanciunas lost ball turnover
Q4 4:54 · OKC 98-92 TOR
📊The numbers
| OKC | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
