⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their thirteen- A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 54
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 9:10 · MEM 16-2 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 1:19 · MEM 76-74 OKC
- Lead
Kyle Anderson hit a tip shot
Q4 3:00 · MEM 91-89 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaren Jackson Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 3:59 · MEM 89-87 OKC
- Missed FT
Dillon Brooks misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:49 · MEM 93-92 OKC
- Turnover
Ja Morant bad pass
Q4 0:14 · MEM 95-98 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q2 6:36 · MEM 43-40 OKC
- Go-ahead
Kenrich Williams hit a 26-foot three jumper, Josh Giddey with the assist
Q4 2:39 · MEM 91-92 OKC
- Winner
Josh Giddey hit a layup, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with the assist
Q4 0:50 · MEM 95-96 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenrich Williams out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:53 · MEM 89-87 OKC
- Missed FT
Josh Giddey misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MEM 97-101 OKC
- Missed FT
Luguentz Dort misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · MEM 99-101 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
