⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hawks 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.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 3:42 · ATL 84-86 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Budenholzer technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:06 · ATL 23-31 OKC
- Turnover
Damion Lee lost ball turnover
Q4 4:42 · ATL 103-105 OKC
- Turnover
Taurean Prince bad pass
Q4 3:48 · ATL 103-110 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 8:26 · ATL 71-75 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 6:30 · ATL 74-84 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q4 5:03 · ATL 103-119 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul George misses technical free throw
Q1 1:06 · ATL 23-31 OKC
📊The numbers
| ATL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 5 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Steals | 7 |
| 25 | Blocks | 21 |
