⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 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
+3Q128-25
+6Q224-19
-6Q326-29
-4Q432-34
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 16-6 off them
- Made four threes to their thirteen
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 52
Key battles
4Threes made13
16Points off turnovers6
11Steals4
22Free throws made12
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 13 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
