⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their fourteen- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 8
- A 16-0 run took them from 8 down to 8 up in the second quarter
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 8 down to 8 up
Q2 0:58 · OKC 70-62 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 9:52 · OKC 2-16 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 12 |
