⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22
- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 11
- A 16-0 run took them from 14 down to 2 up in the fourth 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
- Ties it
Russell Westbrook hit a 27-foot three jumper, Dennis Schroder with the assist
Q4 1:04 · OKC 93-93 MEM
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 14 down to 2 up
Q4 6:23 · OKC 95-93 MEM
- Winner
Russell Westbrook hit a 19-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:32 · OKC 95-93 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses technical free throw
Q1 4:40 · OKC 13-16 MEM
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:02 · OKC 86-91 MEM
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:02 · OKC 86-91 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 9:42 · OKC 53-66 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Avery Bradley bad pass
Q4 4:06 · OKC 86-91 MEM
- Turnover
Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul
Q4 2:53 · OKC 88-93 MEM
- Turnover
Jonas Valanciunas turnover
Q4 2:53 · OKC 88-93 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
