⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 3 down to 14 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 3 down to 14 up
Q2 10:58 · SA 44-30 OKC
- Steal
Derrick White stole it from Chris Paul
Q4 0:30 · SA 101-107 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge bad pass
Q4 3:12 · SA 93-99 OKC
- Turnover
Derrick White bad pass
Q4 1:25 · SA 96-103 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Steal
Dennis Schroder stole it from Derrick White
Q4 1:25 · SA 96-103 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball turnover
Q4 0:30 · SA 101-107 OKC
📊The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 1 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
