⏱️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 first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 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, ten turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 37-7 off them- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 42
- A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up
Q1 0:50 · OKC 29-26 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q2 0:03 · OKC 69-46 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 35-point lead to 43
Q4 5:25 · OKC 125-82 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 43-point deficit to 32
Q4 2:47 · OKC 125-93 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Aaron Gordon flagrant foul type 1
Q3 11:10 · OKC 62-46 DEN
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 37 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |