⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 38
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 10:35 · OKC 8-5 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 5:11 · OKC 47-38 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 4:31 · OKC 94-82 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Steven Adams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:33 · OKC 47-38 PHX
- Technical
Danilo Gallinari technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:42 · OKC 66-64 PHX
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Aron Baynes technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:17 · OKC 103-91 PHX
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
