⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
+3Q126-23
-3Q221-22
+10Q330-20
+8Q422-16
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 27-7 off them
Key battles
27Points off turnovers7
10Steals4
10Turnovers19
22%Three-point accuracy33%
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
