⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 47 from three- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first quarter
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 cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q1 0:32 · OKC 24-38 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 11:37 · OKC 0-13 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q1 2:47 · OKC 15-38 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q2 3:13 · OKC 41-65 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 30 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
