⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-1Q131-34
-1Q222-20
-5Q323-28
-2Q420-21
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 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, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 17-9 off them- Made four threes to their ten
- Went cold from three, four of 21
Key battles
38%Three-point accuracy19%
3Blocks0
10Threes made4
9Points off turnovers17
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
