⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first 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
Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 7
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
Q3 9:43 · OKC 63-60 SA
- Steal
Chet Holmgren stole it from Stephon Castle
Q4 1:36 · OKC 101-107 SA
- Steal
Cason Wallace stole it from Stephon Castle
Q4 0:40 · OKC 103-109 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 0:54 · OKC 53-58 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 8:29 · OKC 63-68 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 6:34 · OKC 65-76 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephon Castle lost ball turnover
Q4 1:36 · OKC 101-107 SA
- Turnover
Stephon Castle bad pass turnover
Q4 0:40 · OKC 103-109 SA
- Turnover
Stephon Castle lost ball turnover
Q4 0:22 · OKC 103-109 SA
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |