⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:07 · OKC 15-8 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 9:23 · OKC 102-91 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 5:30 · OKC 111-94 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses technical free throw
Q4 8:34 · OKC 97-89 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 1:14 · OKC 88-82 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jameer Nelson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 8:34 · OKC 97-89 DEN
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
