⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
+3Q126-22
-14Q232-43
+4Q327-23
-1Q419-23
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their one- Shot well above their usual, eleven of 23 from three
- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 44
Key battles
13%Three-point accuracy48%
1Threes made11
3Steals6
15Free throws made22
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 1 | Threes made | 11 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
