⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 29-point lead to 42 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 41-point deficit to 30
Q4 4:02 · BKN 84-114 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 32
Q2 7:40 · BKN 16-48 OKC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 29-point lead to 42
Q3 7:48 · BKN 39-81 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 29-point lead to 37
Q4 8:06 · BKN 67-104 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 26 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 16 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
