⏱️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
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 42- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 25-6 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 3
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:14 · OKC 9-0 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 3:10 · OKC 66-43 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q3 0:35 · OKC 99-79 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q4 4:49 · OKC 109-94 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Tuomas Iisalo technical foul
Q4 7:30 · OKC 101-81 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
