⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 32-9 off them- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 7
- Went cold from three, seven of 35
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 51
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 3:14 · MEM 106-108 OKC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jaren Jackson Jr. flagrant foul type 1
Q1 2:55 · MEM 27-25 OKC
- Turnover
Scotty Pippen Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 1:01 · MEM 108-110 OKC
- Missed FT
Desmond Bane misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · MEM 115-117 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 10:20 · MEM 61-69 OKC
- Steal
Chet Holmgren stole it from Scotty Pippen Jr.
Q4 1:01 · MEM 108-110 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alex Caruso misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q1 2:55 · MEM 27-25 OKC
- Missed FT
Jalen Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · MEM 114-116 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 13 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
