⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 27-12 off them
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 stretched a 20-point lead to 29
Q4 4:29 · OKC 123-94 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Luguentz Dort and Bobby Portis
Q1 10:00 · OKC 4-7 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q3 10:55 · OKC 74-63 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q4 1:30 · OKC 125-107 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
