⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 28- A 18-0 run took them from 4 down to 14 up in the fourth quarter
- Made nine threes to their 23
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Ziaire Williams technical foul
Q4 2:31 · BKN 113-121 OKC
- Missed FT
Cameron Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:37 · BKN 118-125 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 9:53 · BKN 43-40 OKC
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 4 down to 14 up
Q4 8:24 · BKN 103-117 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 23 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 27 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
