⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 31 from three
- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 32
- Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their seven, and outscored them 35-11 off them
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 62
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 dragged them back level
Q4 9:33 · OKC 104-104 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Moses Brown lost ball turnover
Q4 2:22 · OKC 122-115 MEM
- Missed FT
Justin Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · OKC 126-120 MEM
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · OKC 127-122 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 5:16 · OKC 48-53 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 0:59 · OKC 55-67 MEM
- Steal
Jonas Valanciunas stole it from Moses Brown
Q4 2:22 · OKC 122-115 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:51 · OKC 43-40 MEM
- Missed FT
Dillon Brooks misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 4:16 · OKC 117-112 MEM
- Missed FT
Brandon Clarke misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:51 · OKC 122-115 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 16 | Threes made | 7 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 35 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
