⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 36
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 7:24 · DEN 58-52 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 4:36 · DEN 78-81 OKC
- Missed FT
Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:32 · DEN 80-86 OKC
- Missed FT
Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:08 · DEN 83-90 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 4:57 · DEN 7-16 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q4 10:43 · DEN 73-77 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Hartenstein misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:07 · DEN 78-84 OKC
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:13 · DEN 83-88 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 31% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 20 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
