⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 27-10 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 0:10 · OKC 38-31 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q4 8:24 · OKC 110-97 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Hartenstein misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:19 · OKC 114-108 SA
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive foul
Q4 1:15 · OKC 118-113 SA
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive foul turnover
Q4 1:15 · OKC 118-113 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:57 · OKC 66-66 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keldon Johnson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:54 · OKC 116-108 SA
- Turnover
Stephon Castle out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:01 · OKC 118-113 SA
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 34 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
