⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 41 from three
- Could not get to the line, seven free throws to their 22
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 took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 0:35 · OKC 29-20 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 9:59 · OKC 84-71 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:07 · OKC 3-12 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 18 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 12 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
