⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 34-14 off them- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 28
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q1 5:02 · OKC 30-11 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 38-point lead to 48
Q3 1:31 · OKC 124-76 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Hartenstein technical foul
Q2 1:45 · OKC 82-47 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 30
Q3 7:21 · OKC 99-69 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul
Q1 3:08 · OKC 33-13 DEN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses technical free throw
Q2 1:45 · OKC 82-47 DEN
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 34 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
