⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 22-9 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 7:13 · OKC 21-14 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 11:15 · OKC 38-32 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q3 1:48 · OKC 102-77 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:40 · OKC 25-24 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 0:29 · OKC 30-32 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 17
Q4 9:59 · OKC 106-89 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Dillon Brooks and Luguentz Dort
Q3 8:15 · OKC 75-63 PHX
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul
Q3 2:05 · OKC 93-75 PHX
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
