⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Looked after the ball, four turnovers to their twelve
- A 13-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 30 in the fourth quarter
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 48
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 2:27 · NY 19-25 OKC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 30
Q4 11:50 · NY 78-108 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 12 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
