⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 21 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 34 from three
- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their thirteen
- Kept giving it away, 26 turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 39-22 off them
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 58
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20 in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q2 1:18 · OKC 51-68 CHI
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Wendell Carter Jr.
Q4 2:54 · OKC 101-100 CHI
- Lead
Steven Adams hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · OKC 107-106 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:47 · OKC 98-100 CHI
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · OKC 107-106 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:18 · OKC 2-9 CHI
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20
Q1 4:51 · OKC 13-33 CHI
- Ties it
Zach LaVine hit a driving layup
Q4 0:25 · OKC 106-106 CHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kris Dunn flagrant foul type 1
Q2 1:18 · OKC 43-68 CHI
- Turnover
Tomas Satoransky lost ball turnover
Q4 3:43 · OKC 101-100 CHI
- Turnover
Wendell Carter Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 2:54 · OKC 101-100 CHI
📊The numbers
| OKC | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 9 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 39 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 17 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
