⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 31-15 off them- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 28
- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q2 4:37 · OKC 64-47 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 4:03 · OKC 115-99 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 15 | Threes made | 18 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
