⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
+1Q129-29
+4Q232-26
+20Q337-18
-1Q433-30
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 43- Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 42
- A 16-0 run took them from 9 down to 7 up in the second quarter
Key battles
7Blocks1
4Fast break points12
6Offensive rebounds14
74Points in the paint42
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 9 down to 7 up
Q2 7:04 · OKC 52-45 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 10:21 · OKC 33-40 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
