⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 1 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 9:53 · OKC 14-4 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 8:17 · OKC 41-29 SA
- Go-ahead
Jalen Williams hit a 26-foot three jumper, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with the assist
Q4 2:55 · OKC 101-100 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chet Holmgren misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:25 · OKC 95-94 SA
- Missed FT
Chet Holmgren misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · OKC 105-108 SA
- Missed FT
Jalen Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · OKC 109-111 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:29 · OKC 49-48 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 9:02 · OKC 56-62 SA
- Winner
Victor Wembanyama hit a 14-foot jumper
Q4 2:32 · OKC 101-102 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Vassell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:20 · OKC 101-103 SA
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · OKC 103-105 SA
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · OKC 106-109 SA
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
