⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third 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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:25 · HOU 8-0 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 3:27 · HOU 89-97 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:50 · HOU 89-97 OKC
- Turnover
Steve Francis Lost Ball. Stolen by Desmond Mason.
Q4 0:58 · HOU 91-98 OKC
- Turnover
Steve Francis Out of Bounds
Q4 0:10 · HOU 97-104 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 4:18 · HOU 59-75 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q3 0:27 · HOU 62-84 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ansu Sesay missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:37 · HOU 89-97 OKC
- Turnover
Gary Payton Offensive Foul
Q4 1:05 · HOU 91-98 OKC
- Turnover
Gary Payton Foul
Q4 1:05 · HOU 91-98 OKC
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 61% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
