⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 63 rebounds to 46- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 26
- They shot well above their usual, nineteen of 47 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- Steal
De'Aaron Fox stole it from Cason Wallace
Q4 2:20 · SA 110-102 OKC
- Steal
De'Aaron Fox stole it from Kenrich Williams
Q4 1:34 · SA 112-104 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 0:00 · SA 73-64 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cason Wallace lost ball turnover
Q4 2:20 · SA 110-102 OKC
- Turnover
Kenrich Williams bad pass turnover
Q4 1:34 · SA 112-104 OKC
📊The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 19 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 9 |
