⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eighteen- Went cold from three, eleven of 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 8:57 · PHX 15-8 OKC
- Go-ahead
Devin Booker hit a 12-foot two point shot, Elfrid Payton with the assist
Q4 2:37 · PHX 115-114 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
TJ Warren misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:49 · PHX 111-114 OKC
- Missed FT
Alex Len misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:40 · PHX 115-114 OKC
- Turnover
Devin Booker bad pass
Q4 0:13 · PHX 116-120 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 1:28 · PHX 99-102 OKC
- Ties it
Russell Westbrook hit a driving layup
Q4 1:32 · PHX 116-116 OKC
- Lead
Russell Westbrook hit a 25-foot three jumper, Steven Adams with the assist
Q4 0:56 · PHX 116-119 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses technical free throw
Q3 3:18 · PHX 92-89 OKC
- Turnover
Paul George out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:35 · PHX 111-114 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · PHX 116-119 OKC
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 12 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 25 | Blocks | 20 |
