⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 7:55 · SA 44-33 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 4:44 · SA 78-73 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jakob Poeltl offensive foul
Q4 4:57 · SA 91-95 OKC
- Turnover
Jakob Poeltl turnover
Q4 4:57 · SA 91-95 OKC
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray lost ball turnover
Q4 1:23 · SA 97-103 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 7:17 · SA 70-73 OKC
- Steal
Isaiah Roby stole it from Dejounte Murray
Q4 1:23 · SA 97-103 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Bazley bad pass
Q4 3:57 · SA 93-97 OKC
- Missed FT
Darius Bazley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:41 · SA 97-103 OKC
- Turnover
Isaiah Roby out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:18 · SA 97-103 OKC
📊The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
