⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their fourteen
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 11:41 · OKC 103-93 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 7:14 · OKC 17-20 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 11:13 · OKC 38-35 SA
- Technical
Double technical foul - and
Q2 11:13 · OKC 39-35 SA
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 11:13 · OKC 40-35 SA
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
