⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
+5Q127-21
-4Q226-29
+1Q320-19
+1Q420-21
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to ten
Key battles
17Offensive rebounds10
4Threes made7
10Turnovers14
8Steals6
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
