⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 25-5 off them- A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up in the fourth quarter
- Went cold from three, nine of 37
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 52
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 6:41 · MEM 22-14 OKC
- Steal
Jaren Jackson Jr. stole it from Jalen Williams
Q4 1:54 · MEM 114-112 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive foul
Q4 3:01 · MEM 114-106 OKC
- Turnover
Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive foul turnover
Q4 3:01 · MEM 114-106 OKC
- Turnover
Jaren Jackson Jr. bad pass turnover
Q4 0:59 · MEM 114-115 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Winner
Kenrich Williams hit a 22-foot three jumper, Jalen Williams with the assist
Q4 1:07 · MEM 114-115 OKC
- Steal
Luguentz Dort stole it from Jaren Jackson Jr.
Q4 0:59 · MEM 114-115 OKC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up
Q4 3:19 · MEM 114-117 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Williams lost ball turnover
Q4 1:54 · MEM 114-112 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 35 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
