⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Lived at the line, twenty free throws to their nine
- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 46
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine
- Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 60
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:00 · OKC 50-55 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 4:12 · OKC 76-67 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:22 · OKC 97-94 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:19 · OKC 0-9 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q1 5:00 · OKC 12-28 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 11:44 · OKC 79-78 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Thaddeus Young misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:59 · OKC 95-88 SA
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 29 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
