⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 25, and were outscored 30-16 off them- A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the fourth quarter
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 49
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 5:40 · OKC 24-19 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 3:33 · OKC 81-86 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q4 6:39 · OKC 105-104 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lost ball turnover
Q4 4:36 · OKC 102-104 ORL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:06 · OKC 116-108 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 3:41 · OKC 59-60 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 11:22 · OKC 63-75 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Mo Bamba technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:56 · OKC 52-47 ORL
- Turnover
Jalen Suggs bad pass
Q4 3:06 · OKC 107-106 ORL
- Turnover
Franz Wagner bad pass
Q4 0:40 · OKC 114-108 ORL
📊The numbers
| OKC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 10 |
