⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ BKN 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 Nets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 38
- A 17-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 24 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 34
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 cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 7:42 · OKC 78-91 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q4 10:48 · OKC 104-117 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 4:00 · OKC 20-28 BKN
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 24
Q1 0:00 · OKC 27-51 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 2:04 · OKC 89-111 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 16 | Threes made | 19 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 33 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
