⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse 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, 35 free throws to their fifteen- A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20 in the second 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q3 2:29 · MEM 84-92 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:38 · MEM 114-115 OKC
- Steal
Jarell Martin stole it from Paul George
Q4 0:14 · MEM 114-118 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyreke Evans technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:53 · MEM 44-58 OKC
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses technical free throw
Q2 2:56 · MEM 44-62 OKC
- Turnover
Jarell Martin bad pass
Q4 3:05 · MEM 106-111 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 7:50 · MEM 42-50 OKC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q2 5:20 · MEM 46-66 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:25 · MEM 109-114 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:10 · MEM 111-114 OKC
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 0:14 · MEM 114-118 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 17 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 2 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 25 | Blocks | 19 |
