⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 41 from three- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 19-9 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 3:19 · BKN 48-45 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nic Claxton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:29 · BKN 94-102 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 5:43 · BKN 37-45 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:54 · BKN 80-79 OKC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Josh Giddey flagrant foul type 1
Q3 3:55 · BKN 72-66 OKC
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:43 · BKN 93-101 OKC
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:27 · BKN 94-102 OKC
📊The numbers
| BKN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
