⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 29
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 cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 10:11 · OKC 59-73 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 6:08 · OKC 11-23 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 60% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 34 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
