⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 16 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
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 21-10 off them- Made twelve threes to their eighteen
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 11:11 · OKC 88-85 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 3:05 · OKC 107-105 DEN
- Winner
Cason Wallace hit a running dunk, Alex Caruso with the assist
OT 4:38 · OKC 109-107 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander technical foul
Q1 9:11 · OKC 6-7 DEN
- Turnover
Cason Wallace bad pass turnover
OT 1:27 · OKC 114-111 DEN
- Turnover
Cason Wallace bad pass turnover
OT 0:38 · OKC 119-112 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up
Q1 5:39 · OKC 13-27 DEN
- Ties it
Nikola Jokic hit a 3-foot two point shot
Q4 0:38 · OKC 107-107 DEN
- Steal
Nikola Jokic stole it from Cason Wallace
OT 1:27 · OKC 114-111 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Christian Braun lost ball turnover
Q4 2:26 · OKC 101-105 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 1:13 · OKC 107-105 DEN
- Turnover
Tim Hardaway Jr. bad pass turnover
OT 1:22 · OKC 114-111 DEN
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 18 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
