⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 44 from three- A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their seven
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q1 1:58 · OKC 36-43 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 6:57 · OKC 68-85 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
