⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 22
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7 in the third 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q4 9:00 · OKC 111-97 MIL
- Steal
Russell Westbrook stole it from O.J. Mayo
Q4 1:06 · OKC 127-119 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 0:55 · OKC 127-119 MIL
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 0:01 · OKC 131-123 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:03 · OKC 2-8 MIL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q3 7:01 · OKC 79-72 MIL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q3 4:15 · OKC 86-84 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Carter-Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:47 · OKC 113-106 MIL
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo bad pass
Q4 1:06 · OKC 127-119 MIL
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Assists | 29 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
