⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first 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 Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 6:47 · OKC 87-79 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover
Q4 2:33 · OKC 90-82 SA
- Turnover
Paul George traveling
Q4 1:06 · OKC 90-87 SA
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 0:09 · OKC 90-87 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q3 4:40 · OKC 72-68 SA
- Steal
Brandon Paul stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 2:33 · OKC 90-82 SA
- Steal
Dejounte Murray stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 0:09 · OKC 90-87 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Brandon Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:57 · OKC 45-39 SA
- Turnover
Joffrey Lauvergne offensive foul
Q4 3:21 · OKC 90-82 SA
- Turnover
Joffrey Lauvergne turnover
Q4 3:21 · OKC 90-82 SA
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 2 | Assists | 9 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 20 | Steals | 17 |
| 19 | Blocks | 24 |
