⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth 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 Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 22-14 off them- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 9
- A 14-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 26 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 14 in the fourth 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q1 5:10 · OKC 24-17 PHX
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 26
Q3 1:23 · OKC 102-76 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:46 · OKC 5-8 PHX
- Technical
Paul George technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:17 · OKC 72-54 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 14
Q4 4:30 · OKC 115-101 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jamal Crawford and Dennis Schroder
Q3 0:29 · OKC 93-74 PHX
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
