⏱️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 and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 35 fast break points to 8- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 2:26 · OKC 53-42 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q3 6:23 · OKC 75-55 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 4:37 · OKC 103-80 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses technical free throw
Q2 0:39 · OKC 49-42 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 10:11 · OKC 7-10 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 0:30 · OKC 28-31 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Courtney Lee technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:39 · OKC 49-42 NY
- Technical
Jeff Hornacek technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · OKC 53-42 NY
📊The numbers
| OKC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 7 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 35 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 38 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 18 | Steals | 25 |
| 22 | Blocks | 23 |
