⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 36
- Could not get to the line, eight free throws to their 21
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 10:34 · OKC 13-4 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q1 3:35 · OKC 39-19 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 32-point lead to 42
Q3 11:07 · OKC 88-46 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 29
Q4 5:15 · OKC 125-96 MIL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Taurean Prince flagrant foul type 1
Q2 5:35 · OKC 57-34 MIL
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
