⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their nineteen- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 34
- Made nine threes to their nineteen
- They shot well above their usual, nineteen of 41 from three
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 3-point lead to 13
Q1 3:41 · OKC 32-19 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 7:08 · OKC 47-37 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Chet Holmgren technical foul
Q4 7:34 · OKC 99-86 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 10:55 · OKC 37-34 TOR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Chris Boucher flagrant foul type 1
Q1 3:09 · OKC 24-19 TOR
- Missed FT
Ja'Kobe Walter misses technical free throw
Q4 7:34 · OKC 99-86 TOR
📊The numbers
| OKC | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 19 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 31 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
