⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 23 in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 10:47 · OKC 44-28 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses technical free throw
Q3 12:00 · OKC 63-44 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 4:30 · OKC 21-23 GS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 23
Q4 10:18 · OKC 110-87 GS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Stephen Curry flagrant foul type 1
Q1 0:01 · OKC 31-25 GS
- Technical
Draymond Green technical foul
Q2 2:29 · OKC 58-40 GS
- Missed FT
Will Richard misses technical free throw
Q4 12:00 · OKC 107-72 GS
📊The numbers
| OKC | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 16 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
