⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, thirteen of 46 from three- Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their thirteen
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 2:23 · OKC 56-56 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 7:49 · OKC 92-92 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 1:19 · OKC 111-103 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · OKC 111-105 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 6:13 · OKC 14-18 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 4:27 · OKC 43-53 DEN
- Ties it
Nikola Jokic hit a 27-foot three shot
Q4 1:40 · OKC 103-103 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
