⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 26, and were outscored 21-10 off them- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 30
- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the second quarter
- Made eight threes to their fifteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 6:57 · CHI 52-67 OKC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Josh Giddey flagrant foul type 1
Q4 10:09 · CHI 71-92 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q2 5:45 · CHI 36-50 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 3:41 · CHI 59-81 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chet Holmgren misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 10:09 · CHI 71-93 OKC
📊The numbers
| CHI | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 15 | Threes made | 8 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 15 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
