⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 42
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q4 9:00 · BOS 98-116 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 8:03 · BOS 6-18 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 11:17 · BOS 57-77 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q4 4:13 · BOS 109-130 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 10:30 · BOS 82-110 OKC
📊The numbers
| BOS | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
