⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 28
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 20
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 cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q2 9:12 · OKC 21-35 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Scott Brooks technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 6:01 · OKC 5-11 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:18 · OKC 5-13 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q1 4:58 · OKC 8-25 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 6:03 · OKC 31-52 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses technical free throw
Q1 6:01 · OKC 5-11 SA
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 14 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
