⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up in the first quarter
A 16-0 run took them from 13 down to 3 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up
Q1 3:27 · SA 33-17 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 10:56 · SA 62-46 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q4 7:26 · SA 99-82 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 13 down to 3 up
Q3 8:19 · SA 68-71 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 3:39 · SA 108-94 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 13 | Blocks | 7 |
