⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 30- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 42
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 2:23 · OKC 66-61 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 7:50 · OKC 78-67 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 1:59 · OKC 96-82 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses technical free throw
Q1 6:13 · OKC 14-13 BKN
- Technical
Double technical foul - Steven Adams and Trevor Booker
Q4 4:28 · OKC 110-98 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 3:02 · OKC 32-37 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
