⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets 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 stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 7:49 · OKC 19-6 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 4:27 · OKC 68-65 DEN
- Ties it
Russell Westbrook hit a two point shot
Q4 1:48 · OKC 94-94 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · OKC 95-94 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 11:19 · OKC 54-54 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 7:01 · OKC 60-65 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 1:52 · OKC 70-79 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:03 · OKC 92-92 DEN
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler lost ball turnover
Q4 1:51 · OKC 92-94 DEN
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 5 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 13 | Blocks | 18 |
