⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36
- A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 23
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 4:52 · OKC 29-18 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 6:15 · OKC 53-35 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27
Q3 8:33 · OKC 88-61 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 7:12 · OKC 20-18 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 16 | Threes made | 7 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Assists | 18 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 36 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
