⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 41 from three
- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
A 13-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 10 in the third 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 stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q2 7:56 · OKC 48-33 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q3 5:09 · OKC 89-68 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:09 · OKC 82-66 ATL
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses technical free throw
Q4 6:50 · OKC 109-90 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 8:51 · OKC 13-16 ATL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 10
Q3 8:27 · OKC 76-66 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Taurean Prince misses technical free throw
Q1 5:55 · OKC 13-13 ATL
- Technical
Trae Young technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:58 · OKC 63-46 ATL
- Technical
Vince Carter technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:09 · OKC 82-67 ATL
📊The numbers
| OKC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 18 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 15 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
