⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first 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 Suns did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their ten- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 34-20 off them
- A 12-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 32 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q1 4:13 · OKC 36-16 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 32
Q2 0:31 · OKC 80-48 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 38-point lead to 46
Q4 10:56 · OKC 118-72 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chet Holmgren misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 5:18 · OKC 94-58 PHX
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Grayson Allen flagrant foul type 2
Q3 5:18 · OKC 94-58 PHX
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 22 | Threes made | 10 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 32 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 34 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
