⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 45- Went cold from three, thirteen of 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 2:00 · BKN 23-22 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 11:18 · BKN 36-24 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q3 9:57 · BKN 75-52 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Allen Crabbe steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:21 · BKN 112-111 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q4 8:24 · BKN 101-91 OKC
- Winner
Paul George hit a 26-foot threeer, Russell Westbrook with the assist
Q4 0:03 · BKN 112-114 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:06 · BKN 107-103 OKC
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:59 · BKN 107-103 OKC
- Turnover
Paul George back court turnover
Q4 3:26 · BKN 107-104 OKC
📊The numbers
| BKN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
