⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their sixteen- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the second 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q2 7:27 · OKC 46-36 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 1:05 · OKC 88-74 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 2:53 · OKC 118-102 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Olivier Sarr flagrant foul type 1
Q2 8:02 · OKC 32-34 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 10:11 · OKC 64-63 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
R.J. Hampton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:02 · OKC 32-34 ORL
📊The numbers
| OKC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 17 | Threes made | 17 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
