⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 28- A 19-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 21 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.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 9:10 · GS 36-38 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Pat Spencer technical foul
Q1 0:10 · GS 21-33 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:44 · GS 3-10 OKC
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 21
Q2 6:32 · GS 36-57 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 30
Q3 6:02 · GS 54-84 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 34 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 31 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
