⏱️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, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 27-17 off them- Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 14
- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 52
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 8:18 · OKC 20-10 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q2 8:07 · OKC 45-26 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:42 · OKC 2-8 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 6:13 · OKC 75-67 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
