⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second 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 Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their fifteen- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 47
- Beaten inside, 58 points in the paint to 74
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21 in the third 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
- Lead
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a two point shot
Q4 2:55 · OKC 118-116 MEM
- Lead
Chris Paul hit a 7-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 2:20 · OKC 120-118 MEM
- Winner
Chris Paul hit a 14-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:52 · OKC 122-120 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder lost ball turnover
Q4 3:49 · OKC 114-116 MEM
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder palming turnover
Q4 3:08 · OKC 116-116 MEM
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder lost ball turnover
Q4 0:28 · OKC 122-120 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 10:44 · OKC 29-40 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 8:11 · OKC 36-51 MEM
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q3 11:29 · OKC 59-80 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dillon Brooks bad pass
Q4 2:58 · OKC 116-116 MEM
- Turnover
Solomon Hill out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:58 · OKC 120-118 MEM
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:19 · OKC 120-118 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 74 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
