⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 11 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 9:50 · OKC 73-62 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q3 6:20 · OKC 85-69 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q3 0:32 · OKC 100-76 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Mark Daigneault technical foul
Q3 2:02 · OKC 85-69 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q4 8:52 · OKC 102-90 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Stephon Castle and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Q4 3:06 · OKC 109-92 SA
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
