⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Justin Holiday out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:14 · DEN 111-103 OKC
- Turnover
Michael Porter Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 1:49 · DEN 113-110 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 7:32 · DEN 42-39 OKC
- Steal
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stole it from Michael Porter Jr.
Q4 1:49 · DEN 113-110 OKC
- Winner
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a 8-foot two point shot
Q4 0:01 · DEN 117-118 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Joe bad pass
Q4 3:18 · DEN 111-103 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 9 |
