⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q2 0:50 · ATL 55-68 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 1:10 · ATL 80-100 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chet Holmgren misses technical free throw
Q4 8:32 · ATL 84-104 OKC
📊The numbers
| ATL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
