⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Warriors 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.
Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
David West technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:23 · GS 34-53 OKC
- Technical
Draymond Green technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:00 · GS 57-70 OKC
- Technical
Draymond Green technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:13 · GS 85-104 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 6:21 · GS 14-23 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q4 6:06 · GS 95-119 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul George misses technical free throw
Q2 9:38 · GS 30-45 OKC
📊The numbers
| GS | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 8 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 38 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 25 | Steals | 12 |
| 24 | Blocks | 28 |
