⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ ATL 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 Hawks did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 49 rebounds to 59
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 stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 3:45 · OKC 90-73 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Giddey technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:58 · OKC 53-44 ATL
- Turnover
Luguentz Dort steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:04 · OKC 114-107 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:00 · OKC 118-111 ATL
📊The numbers
| OKC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 25 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
