⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, six of 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 8:10 · DEN 20-14 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darrell Arthur bad pass
Q4 0:51 · DEN 102-106 OKC
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:21 · DEN 104-108 OKC
- Turnover
5 sec inbound turnover
Q4 0:20 · DEN 104-110 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 8:07 · DEN 43-43 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 2:45 · DEN 53-59 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 6:33 · DEN 71-74 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:42 · DEN 93-99 OKC
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:28 · DEN 100-106 OKC
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:28 · DEN 100-106 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 30 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
