⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, eleven of 44
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 5:52 · OKC 47-46 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 0:59 · OKC 85-83 BOS
- Lead
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a 15-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:30 · OKC 102-100 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 2:36 · OKC 24-26 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 0:18 · OKC 27-35 BOS
- Ties it
Jaylen Brown hit a 19-foot two point shot
Q4 0:22 · OKC 102-102 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Neemias Queta offensive foul
Q4 4:18 · OKC 96-94 BOS
- Turnover
Neemias Queta offensive foul turnover
Q4 4:18 · OKC 96-94 BOS
📊The numbers
| OKC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
