⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
-2Q131-33
+10Q232-22
+9Q333-25
-8Q422-29
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 54
Key battles
5Offensive rebounds19
2Blocks5
31Assists21
7Fast break points10
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 6:18 · OKC 85-71 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 31 | Assists | 21 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
