⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 15 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
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of fifteen from three
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
- Steal
Dion Waiters stole it from Kenneth Faried
Q4 2:11 · OKC 115-108 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 0:17 · OKC 32-35 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenneth Faried bad pass
Q4 2:11 · OKC 115-108 DEN
- Technical
Will Barton technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 1:53 · OKC 118-108 DEN
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
