⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 40- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 46
- A 22-0 run took them from 13 down to 9 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 28
- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their five
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:03 · NY 99-101 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
Q4 4:03 · NY 99-101 OKC
- Turnover
Kristaps Porzingis bad pass
Q4 2:58 · NY 101-106 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 22-0 run
A 22-0 run took them from 13 down to 9 up
Q2 5:47 · NY 55-64 OKC
- Steal
Andre Roberson stole it from Kristaps Porzingis
Q4 2:58 · NY 101-106 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 3:47 · NY 103-112 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:01 · NY 99-101 OKC
📊The numbers
| NY | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 11 | Blocks | 7 |
