⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their nine
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 6:33 · OKC 17-12 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 9:19 · OKC 51-53 SA
- Winner
Luguentz Dort hit a 23-foot three jumper, Al Horford with the assist
Q4 0:00 · OKC 102-99 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luguentz Dort back court turnover
Q4 2:27 · OKC 97-93 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 0:24 · OKC 28-30 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 9:46 · OKC 30-37 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q4 11:34 · OKC 76-84 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge offensive foul
Q4 3:19 · OKC 94-90 SA
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge turnover
Q4 3:19 · OKC 94-90 SA
- Turnover
Patty Mills double dribble turnover
Q4 0:03 · OKC 99-99 SA
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 18 | Threes made | 9 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
