⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 41 from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 7:55 · OKC 38-26 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Mark Daigneault technical foul
Q2 7:11 · OKC 30-26 BKN
- Flagrant
Nikola Topic flagrant foul type 1
Q4 8:38 · OKC 88-70 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 7:00 · OKC 62-52 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 4:04 · OKC 71-63 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Porter Jr. misses technical free throw
Q2 7:11 · OKC 30-26 BKN
- Technical
Terance Mann technical foul
Q2 3:18 · OKC 38-28 BKN
- Technical
Double technical foul - Noah Clowney and Alex Caruso
Q3 5:22 · OKC 66-52 BKN
📊The numbers
| OKC | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
