⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 4:28 · OKC 25-22 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q3 10:03 · OKC 84-63 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q4 4:37 · OKC 123-95 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Luguentz Dort flopping technical foul
Q2 6:13 · OKC 50-42 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q3 3:44 · OKC 97-79 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 33 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
