⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 23 from three- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 21-10 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 7
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 0:44 · OKC 58-60 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 8:48 · OKC 68-64 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Dennis Schroder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:57 · OKC 83-79 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:39 · OKC 72-70 SA
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
