⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 24-13 off them- Lost the glass, 44 rebounds to 56
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · SA 89-81 OKC
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · SA 90-83 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 6:41 · SA 36-35 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 7:41 · SA 57-64 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 3:14 · SA 87-81 OKC
📊The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
