⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40
- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 5
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 3:46 · OKC 27-19 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Russell Westbrook flagrant foul type 1 (Danny Green draws the foul)
Q4 3:45 · OKC 99-87 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q4 8:53 · OKC 94-79 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |