⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 20-11 off them- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 7:04 · OKC 25-12 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q2 0:00 · OKC 75-59 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q4 3:20 · OKC 119-103 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Duren offensive foul
Q4 3:30 · OKC 107-103 DET
- Turnover
Jalen Duren turnover
Q4 3:30 · OKC 107-103 DET
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder bad pass
Q4 3:03 · OKC 109-103 DET
📊The numbers
| OKC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 11 | Blocks | 7 |
