⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their six- Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 24
- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 6:53 · OKC 19-12 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 4:28 · OKC 62-40 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 27
Q3 1:43 · OKC 107-80 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Huestis misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q2 7:16 · OKC 49-29 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q2 2:32 · OKC 65-52 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 17
Q4 6:29 · OKC 107-90 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Mario Chalmers technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:28 · OKC 26-14 MEM
- Flagrant
Dillon Brooks flagrant foul type 1
Q2 7:16 · OKC 48-29 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 16 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 3 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Steals | 17 |
| 23 | Blocks | 32 |
