⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️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.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Ollie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:36 · OKC 97-90 HOU
- Missed FT
Kevin Ollie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:36 · OKC 97-89 HOU
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:19 · OKC 97-93 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 2:34 · OKC 94-88 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cuttino Mobley missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 3:04 · OKC 63-60 HOU
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:01 · OKC 97-89 HOU
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · OKC 98-94 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
