⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their eleven- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:52 · HOU 16-10 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Moochie Norris Bad Pass. Stolen by Brent Barry.
Q4 2:31 · HOU 91-88 OKC
- Missed FT
Kenny Thomas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:58 · HOU 92-90 OKC
- Turnover
Kenny Thomas Bad Pass
Q4 0:14 · HOU 99-96 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 7:07 · HOU 58-70 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vin Baker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:54 · HOU 91-88 OKC
- Missed FT
Vin Baker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:54 · HOU 91-88 OKC
- Turnover
Shammond Williams Bad Pass
Q4 1:13 · HOU 94-92 OKC
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 14 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
