⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 44- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fifteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 4:05 · OKC 51-53 PHX
- Ties it
Russell Westbrook hit a two point shot
OT 1:39 · OKC 106-106 PHX
- Winner
Russell Westbrook hit a driving layup
OT 0:07 · OKC 111-110 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
OT 4:48 · OKC 102-102 PHX
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
OT 4:20 · OKC 102-102 PHX
- Turnover
Victor Oladipo bad pass
OT 3:54 · OKC 102-102 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 9:29 · OKC 4-14 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 8:56 · OKC 59-71 PHX
- Lead
Devin Booker hit a driving layup
OT 1:27 · OKC 106-108 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Knight bad pass
Q4 3:31 · OKC 99-98 PHX
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 3:46 · OKC 102-103 PHX
- Turnover
T.J. Warren bad pass
OT 2:29 · OKC 104-106 PHX
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 13 | Assists | 15 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
