⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first 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 Nets did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their twelve- A 18-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 27 in the first quarter
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 10:22 · OKC 13-2 BKN
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 27
Q1 6:37 · OKC 34-7 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 5:37 · OKC 60-39 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q1 0:33 · OKC 39-22 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 19 | Threes made | 12 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 37 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
