⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, four turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 21-5 off them- Lost the glass, 27 rebounds to 40
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 5:44 · OKC 28-16 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 3:54 · OKC 61-48 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chet Holmgren misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:44 · OKC 110-104 NY
- Missed FT
Jalen Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:16 · OKC 121-113 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
RJ Barrett out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:58 · OKC 113-106 NY
📊The numbers
| OKC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
