⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 29- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their ten
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 3 down to 5 up
Q3 11:46 · OKC 66-61 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses technical free throw
Q3 3:22 · OKC 90-80 BOS
- Turnover
Jalen Williams bad pass
Q4 2:31 · OKC 116-108 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:57 · OKC 41-41 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q4 6:26 · OKC 110-102 BOS
- Steal
Jayson Tatum stole it from Jalen Williams
Q4 2:31 · OKC 116-108 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Joe Mazzulla technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:22 · OKC 90-80 BOS
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:32 · OKC 119-113 BOS
📊The numbers
| OKC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 18 | Threes made | 15 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 34 | Assists | 33 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 10 |
