⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 56
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 2:26 · OKC 33-32 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 8:57 · OKC 56-46 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 2:27 · OKC 93-87 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Luguentz Dort flagrant foul type 1
Q4 1:12 · OKC 123-116 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 9:07 · OKC 8-21 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:45 · OKC 60-58 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q3 10:01 · OKC 72-74 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 1:12 · OKC 123-117 DEN
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 19 | Threes made | 15 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
