⏱️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
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen
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
- Ties it
Dion Waiters hit a 21-foot two point shot
Q4 2:11 · OKC 103-103 SA
- Winner
Dion Waiters hit a 14-foot two point shot
Q4 1:34 · OKC 105-103 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 5:48 · OKC 66-74 SA
- Lead
Tony Parker hit a driving layup
Q4 2:33 · OKC 101-103 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard traveling
Q4 4:31 · OKC 96-97 SA
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
