⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-3Q120-29
-3Q223-25
-16Q317-35
-5Q420-25
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 27-15 off them- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
20%Three-point accuracy50%
1Blocks5
14Assists30
20Offensive rebounds9
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 14 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 15 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
