⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their seven- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 20-11 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 5
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 10:22 · SA 66-62 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 4:38 · SA 84-76 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 10:42 · SA 98-86 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 7:35 · SA 70-74 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 34 | Assists | 23 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
