⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- They went cold, five of 34 from three
- A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 27
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q1 2:10 · OKC 44-26 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q3 1:47 · OKC 84-58 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 8:33 · OKC 46-36 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q4 10:10 · OKC 86-71 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
