⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX 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 Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 48
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 1:49 · PHX 63-58 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 5:25 · PHX 19-25 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 9:05 · PHX 66-69 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 8:12 · PHX 88-102 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 76 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
