⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 27 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ BOS 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 Celtics did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their twelve- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 46
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 1 down to 7 up
Q1 5:20 · OKC 25-18 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 0:21 · OKC 41-33 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 6:41 · OKC 57-42 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Joe misses technical free throw
Q2 1:28 · OKC 70-49 BOS
- Missed FT
Tre Mann misses technical free throw
Q3 2:46 · OKC 111-83 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:28 · OKC 70-49 BOS
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:46 · OKC 111-83 BOS
📊The numbers
| OKC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 20 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 29 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
