⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 0:54 · OKC 32-29 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 9:06 · OKC 103-91 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 4:39 · OKC 116-99 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:14 · OKC 0-10 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Malone technical foul
Q4 8:50 · OKC 98-91 DEN
- Missed FT
Zeke Nnaji misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:55 · OKC 107-99 DEN
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 14 | Blocks | 6 |
