⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 40
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 28-17 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 4:03 · OKC 20-17 SA
- Ties it
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a 2-foot two point shot, Ajay Mitchell with the assist
Q4 0:03 · OKC 101-101 SA
- Go-ahead
Jalen Williams hit a 1-foot running dunk
OT 1:52 · OKC 106-105 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lost ball turnover
OT 4:37 · OKC 101-101 SA
- Turnover
Alex Caruso out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 4:09 · OKC 101-101 SA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
2OT 4:19 · OKC 108-108 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Lead
Victor Wembanyama hit a 3-foot turnaround jump shot
Q4 0:11 · OKC 99-101 SA
- Lead
Stephon Castle hit a driving dunk
OT 3:46 · OKC 101-103 SA
- Ties it
Victor Wembanyama hit a 27-foot running jump shot, Stephon Castle with the assist
OT 0:27 · OKC 108-108 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephon Castle bad pass turnover
Q4 1:05 · OKC 97-97 SA
- Turnover
Dylan Harper out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 4:33 · OKC 101-101 SA
- Turnover
Julian Champagnie lost ball turnover
2OT 4:05 · OKC 108-108 SA
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 17 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
