⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second 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 Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 39- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 9
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Enes Kanter offensive foul (Zach Randolph draws the foul)
Q4 4:31 · OKC 85-82 MEM
- Turnover
Enes Kanter turnover
Q4 4:31 · OKC 85-82 MEM
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover
Q4 1:37 · OKC 90-86 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 10:03 · OKC 59-58 MEM
- Steal
Mike Conley stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 1:37 · OKC 90-86 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:54 · OKC 90-86 MEM
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:54 · OKC 90-86 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
