⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth 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
Made eleven threes to their three- They went cold, three of sixteen from three
- Could not get to the line, 28 free throws to their 40
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 9:07 · OKC 11-4 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 5:58 · OKC 70-68 HOU
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Defensive Goaltending
Q4 2:01 · OKC 91-85 HOU
- Missed FT
Ansu Sesay missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:19 · OKC 93-88 HOU
- Missed FT
Ansu Sesay missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:19 · OKC 93-88 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Maurice Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:00 · OKC 91-87 HOU
- Missed FT
Maurice Taylor missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:00 · OKC 91-87 HOU
- Missed FT
Yao Ming missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:20 · OKC 93-88 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 8 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 12 | Blocks | 4 |
