⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 15 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 36
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 3:25 · OKC 28-18 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 8:24 · OKC 40-30 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q3 5:33 · OKC 82-61 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 11:30 · OKC 3-8 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q4 10:44 · OKC 89-77 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
