⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 26 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 33-12 off them- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36
- A 15-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 24 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q1 8:20 · OKC 14-11 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 1:54 · OKC 34-29 MEM
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 24
Q2 6:09 · OKC 66-42 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:52 · OKC 0-9 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 35 | Assists | 30 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
