⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 28- Won the second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to eleven
- A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the third quarter
- Made five threes to their thirteen
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q3 6:52 · OKC 79-70 BOS
- Steal
Nick Collison stole it from Marcus Smart
Q4 0:56 · OKC 112-104 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steven Adams bad pass
Q4 2:38 · OKC 108-100 BOS
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:47 · OKC 110-103 BOS
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:47 · OKC 110-103 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 3:29 · OKC 84-80 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q4 0:35 · OKC 122-118 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk traveling
Q4 1:59 · OKC 110-103 BOS
- Missed FT
Evan Turner misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:00 · OKC 112-104 BOS
- Turnover
Marcus Smart lost ball turnover
Q4 0:56 · OKC 112-104 BOS
📊The numbers
| OKC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 5 | Threes made | 13 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 32 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
