⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better 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, eight turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 32-10 off them- A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22 in the third quarter
- Went cold from three, eleven of 40
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 8:16 · OKC 65-56 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q3 1:27 · OKC 90-68 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |