⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 3:21 · DEN 55-59 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 7:59 · DEN 71-74 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 2:18 · DEN 111-121 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q3 5:50 · DEN 74-89 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 19 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
