⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- Won the glass, 62 rebounds to 47
- Ran them off the floor, 33 fast break points to 6
- A 19-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 23 in the first quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:45 · OKC 11-0 SA
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 23
Q1 5:11 · OKC 34-11 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q2 9:48 · OKC 45-19 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 16 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 33 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
