⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 28 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:55 · MEM 12-4 OKC
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 28
Q2 9:08 · MEM 65-37 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Edey offensive foul
Q4 4:07 · MEM 108-105 OKC
- Turnover
Zach Edey turnover
Q4 4:07 · MEM 108-105 OKC
- Turnover
Scotty Pippen Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 0:39 · MEM 108-111 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 9:18 · MEM 99-99 OKC
- Ties it
Chet Holmgren hit a 25-foot three jumper, Alex Caruso with the assist
Q4 2:39 · MEM 108-108 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 2:39 · MEM 108-114 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:20 · MEM 108-108 OKC
- Missed FT
Luguentz Dort misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 · MEM 108-111 OKC
- Missed FT
Luguentz Dort misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:39 · MEM 108-111 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
