⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 32 from three- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 26
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 stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 10:45 · OKC 78-58 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:07 · OKC 45-44 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 8:01 · OKC 85-73 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
