⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their eleven
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q2 6:35 · OKC 38-29 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Mason Lost Ball. Stolen by Yao Ming.
Q4 2:21 · OKC 70-76 HOU
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis Lost Ball. Stolen by Kenny Thomas.
Q4 0:32 · OKC 72-80 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 8:33 · OKC 26-29 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:04 · OKC 46-43 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 1:46 · OKC 57-70 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenny Thomas Lost Ball. Stolen by Gary Payton.
Q4 1:31 · OKC 70-78 HOU
- Missed FT
Terence Morris missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:26 · OKC 72-80 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
