⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 27 from three
- A 20-0 run took them from 1 down to 19 up in the first 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
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 1 down to 19 up
Q1 9:53 · OKC 24-5 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 5:43 · OKC 108-90 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Dennis Schroder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:43 · OKC 84-68 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q2 8:18 · OKC 46-29 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 10:59 · OKC 91-83 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
