⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 36- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 13
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
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 2:44 · DEN 25-31 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 6:48 · DEN 58-75 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q4 3:24 · DEN 89-115 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 29 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
