⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their twenty- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 20 points in the paint to 40
- Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 3:48 · OKC 40-44 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 9:15 · OKC 53-56 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 9:27 · OKC 81-77 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 3:25 · OKC 85-89 SA
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover
Q4 1:54 · OKC 89-92 SA
- Turnover
Kevin Durant Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 1:37 · OKC 89-94 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 1:57 · OKC 20-35 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 1:07 · OKC 44-54 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 5:13 · OKC 60-69 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:05 · OKC 89-91 SA
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard lost ball turnover
Q4 0:53 · OKC 92-96 SA
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 14 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
