⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their sixteen- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 9
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 5:50 · OKC 22-15 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 2:36 · OKC 31-18 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Russell Westbrook and Kris Dunn
Q3 4:27 · OKC 82-61 CHI
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jerami Grant and Robin Lopez
Q3 4:27 · OKC 82-61 CHI
- Technical
Hamidou Diallo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:58 · OKC 112-83 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 17
Q3 5:45 · OKC 84-67 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 22
Q4 3:05 · OKC 117-95 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Robin Lopez technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:30 · OKC 86-69 CHI
📊The numbers
| OKC | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
