⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-18Q119-38
+12Q235-22
-7Q321-28
+2Q437-33
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 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 22, and outscored them 32-16 off them
Key battles
16Points off turnovers32
22Turnovers11
10Threes made5
11Offensive rebounds17
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
