⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 27 from three- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 10
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:00 · OKC 62-66 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 9:25 · OKC 92-91 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 3:30 · OKC 108-101 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass
Q4 4:42 · OKC 97-97 NY
- Missed FT
Isaiah Hartenstein misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:09 · OKC 110-103 NY
- Missed FT
Isaiah Hartenstein misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:09 · OKC 110-103 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Hart technical foul
Q2 6:17 · OKC 43-43 NY
- Turnover
Josh Hart out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:11 · OKC 103-101 NY
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson bad pass
Q4 2:26 · OKC 105-101 NY
📊The numbers
| OKC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
