⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 31-18 off them- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 22
- A 13-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 29 in the third quarter
- Made eleven threes to their nineteen
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 4 down to 4 up
Q1 6:44 · OKC 22-18 MEM
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 29
Q3 8:00 · OKC 87-58 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 31
Q4 8:06 · OKC 108-77 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:37 · OKC 34-34 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 23
Q4 6:39 · OKC 108-85 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 1:45 · OKC 116-97 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 11 | Threes made | 19 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
