⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their three- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 26 from three
- Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 22
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their twelve
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 3:00 · OKC 52-43 MEM
- Winner
Russell Westbrook hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 2:02 · OKC 105-102 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 2:02 · OKC 112-102 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 5:00 · OKC 92-96 MEM
- Turnover
Joffrey Lauvergne lost ball turnover
Q4 2:53 · OKC 99-100 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 3:11 · OKC 81-87 MEM
- Steal
Zach Randolph stole it from Joffrey Lauvergne
Q4 2:53 · OKC 99-100 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marc Gasol lost ball turnover
Q4 1:17 · OKC 108-102 MEM
- Turnover
James Ennis bad pass
Q4 0:54 · OKC 108-102 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
