⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 26 from three- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 52
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 4:58 · DEN 55-47 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 5:47 · DEN 84-78 OKC
- Ties it
Wilson Chandler hit a 7-foot two point shot
OT 3:48 · DEN 124-124 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 1:06 · DEN 117-114 OKC
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson bad pass
OT 2:47 · DEN 126-126 OKC
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 2:30 · DEN 127-128 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Russell Westbrook hit a 13-foot jumper
Q4 0:35 · DEN 117-118 OKC
- Lead
Jerami Grant hit a 8-foot jumper
OT 4:05 · DEN 122-124 OKC
- Steal
Victor Oladipo stole it from Jameer Nelson
OT 2:47 · DEN 126-126 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steven Adams lost ball turnover
Q4 2:47 · DEN 114-107 OKC
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 1:45 · DEN 127-129 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:07 · DEN 127-132 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 34 | Assists | 29 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
