⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to eight- Made seven threes to their sixteen
- Went cold from three, seven of 25
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 8:57 · OKC 63-68 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 7:19 · OKC 99-96 BKN
- Winner
Russell Westbrook hit a driving layup
Q4 0:03 · OKC 109-108 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q3 4:03 · OKC 72-85 BKN
- Lead
DeMarre Carroll hit a 25-foot three jumper, Spencer Dinwiddie with the assist
Q4 2:24 · OKC 101-104 BKN
- Go-ahead
Spencer Dinwiddie hit a driving layup
Q4 0:07 · OKC 107-108 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Allen Crabbe bad pass
Q4 2:46 · OKC 101-101 BKN
📊The numbers
| OKC | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 16 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 4 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 18 | Blocks | 25 |
