⏱️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
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 32-9 off them
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 took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 8:52 · OKC 22-12 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q4 6:33 · OKC 113-97 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul
Q1 7:08 · OKC 19-12 IND
📊The numbers
| OKC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Steals | 9 |
| 12 | Blocks | 4 |
