⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fourteen- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 30-10 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 2
- Made ten threes to their sixteen
- They shot well above their usual, sixteen of 33 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
Q2 4:25 · OKC 49-46 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 9:24 · OKC 69-61 DET
- Winner
Jalen Williams hit a tip shot
Q4 0:00 · OKC 107-106 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Williams offensive foul
Q4 4:37 · OKC 100-94 DET
- Turnover
Jalen Williams out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:24 · OKC 100-100 DET
- Turnover
Jaylin Williams lost ball turnover
Q4 0:50 · OKC 105-103 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 10:25 · OKC 31-37 DET
- Go-ahead
Cory Joseph hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 0:14 · OKC 105-106 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cory Joseph bad pass
Q4 2:20 · OKC 100-100 DET
- Turnover
Jaden Ivey turnover
Q4 1:48 · OKC 103-100 DET
- Missed FT
Eugene Omoruyi misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:50 · OKC 105-102 DET
📊The numbers
| OKC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
