⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 29- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 40
- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 8:04 · OKC 22-8 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 5:11 · OKC 58-43 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 11:03 · OKC 103-87 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q1 1:13 · OKC 32-30 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 8:38 · OKC 76-68 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
