⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38
- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 26
- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q1 7:23 · OKC 25-8 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 34
Q2 9:05 · OKC 53-19 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 37
Q4 8:42 · OKC 117-80 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Hartenstein misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 10:55 · OKC 95-71 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Desmond Bane flagrant foul type 1
Q4 10:55 · OKC 94-71 ORL
📊The numbers
| OKC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Assists | 21 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
