⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their six- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 43
- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 24-10 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 5
- A 20-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 33 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 2:22 · OKC 29-17 MEM
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 33
Q2 11:17 · OKC 55-22 MEM
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 44
Q2 0:03 · OKC 80-36 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 27
Q2 3:57 · OKC 63-36 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 17 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 36 | Assists | 18 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
