⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their seventeen
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 10:49 · MEM 15-6 OKC
- Lead
Tyreke Evans hit a driving layup
OT 4:06 · MEM 94-92 OKC
- Lead
Tyreke Evans hit a 26-foot three jumper, Marc Gasol with the assist
OT 1:03 · MEM 101-98 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
JaMychal Green lost ball turnover
Q4 1:01 · MEM 88-91 OKC
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · MEM 91-92 OKC
- Turnover
Marc Gasol bad pass
OT 1:45 · MEM 98-98 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Alex Abrines hit a 26-foot three jumper, Russell Westbrook with the assist
Q4 2:50 · MEM 86-88 OKC
- Go-ahead
Alex Abrines hit a 25-foot three jumper, Russell Westbrook with the assist
OT 3:52 · MEM 94-95 OKC
- Ties it
Alex Abrines hit a 26-foot three jumper, Russell Westbrook with the assist
OT 2:08 · MEM 98-98 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:01 · MEM 88-89 OKC
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · MEM 90-91 OKC
- Missed FT
Alex Abrines misses technical free throw
OT 3:19 · MEM 96-95 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 5 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 30 | Blocks | 21 |
