⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 35
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 from level to 9 points up
Q3 1:11 · OKC 86-77 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 6:47 · OKC 14-20 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic offensive foul
Q4 1:11 · OKC 105-101 ORL
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic turnover
Q4 1:11 · OKC 105-101 ORL
📊The numbers
| OKC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 6 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Steals | 16 |
| 13 | Blocks | 19 |
