⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their twelve- They went cold, twelve of 45 from three
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 5 down to 3 up
Q1 9:27 · OKC 12-9 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 3:18 · OKC 23-20 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 9:58 · OKC 38-24 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenrich Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:53 · OKC 51-33 MEM
- Missed FT
Isaiah Joe misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:45 · OKC 111-103 MEM
- Missed FT
Aleksej Pokusevski misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · OKC 115-109 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 6:13 · OKC 106-98 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses technical free throw
Q2 2:53 · OKC 51-33 MEM
- Technical
Ja Morant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:54 · OKC 57-40 MEM
- Technical
Ja Morant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:43 · OKC 61-40 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 19 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 15 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
