⏱️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
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 26- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 25
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 7:54 · BOS 17-6 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 7:35 · BOS 104-100 OKC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Al Horford flagrant foul type 1 (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)
Q3 9:06 · BOS 61-64 OKC
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas bad pass
Q4 2:33 · BOS 104-105 OKC
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas lost ball turnover
Q4 1:39 · BOS 104-105 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 5:03 · BOS 24-21 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 3:30 · BOS 51-51 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 3:15 · BOS 104-110 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Roberson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:28 · BOS 104-105 OKC
- Missed FT
Andre Roberson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:28 · BOS 104-105 OKC
- Missed FT
Andre Roberson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:02 · BOS 104-105 OKC
📊The numbers
| BOS | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
