OKC had 14 steals, with three players (Caruso, Lu Dort, Cason Wallace) getting three each. The Thunder forced 21 turnovers. These led to transition baskets or, at the very leas,t prevented an Indiana surge. When the defense sets up the offense in this manner, the Thunder are difficult to beat.

Indiana lost star Tyrese Haliburton early in the game to an Achilles injury, as OKC finally pushed past a team many underestimated.