⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 47
- A 22-0 run took them from 8 down to 14 up 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 22-0 run
A 22-0 run took them from 8 down to 14 up
Q3 3:25 · OKC 102-88 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses technical free throw
Q3 1:18 · OKC 91-88 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 8:31 · OKC 38-45 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Rob Dillingham technical foul
Q4 8:11 · OKC 107-92 CHI
📊The numbers
| OKC | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
