⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 23-14 off them- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 38
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 34
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q2 1:14 · OKC 57-62 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 3:35 · OKC 114-100 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:02 · OKC 106-98 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 6:36 · OKC 12-20 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 3:40 · OKC 17-28 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dorian Finney-Smith lost ball turnover
Q4 3:16 · OKC 108-100 BKN
📊The numbers
| OKC | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
