⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their sixteen
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 dragged them back level
Q2 6:20 · OKC 40-40 SA
- Steal
Russell Westbrook stole it from Tony Parker
Q4 2:10 · OKC 103-97 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 2:26 · OKC 110-97 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:58 · OKC 98-93 SA
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 3:23 · OKC 100-93 SA
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:55 · OKC 100-96 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:35 · OKC 11-16 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 2:11 · OKC 17-27 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 0:32 · OKC 79-85 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker lost ball turnover
Q4 4:20 · OKC 100-93 SA
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:39 · OKC 101-96 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker lost ball turnover
Q4 2:10 · OKC 103-97 SA
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 12 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
