⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 1:24 · SA 132-146 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Julian Champagnie and Kenrich Williams
Q3 3:00 · SA 96-100 OKC
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jeremy Sochan and Luguentz Dort
Q3 3:00 · SA 96-100 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 18 | Threes made | 19 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 36 | Assists | 34 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
