⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first 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 Pistons did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their one- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 32
- A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 9:52 · OKC 14-2 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:31 · OKC 65-61 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 7:46 · OKC 63-59 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 1 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 5% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 11 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
