⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of fifteen from three- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the fourth quarter
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jim Jackson missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 2:47 · HOU 27-32 OKC
- Flagrant
Maurice Taylor Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 5:13 · HOU 71-71 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 5:22 · HOU 49-61 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q4 5:13 · HOU 71-83 OKC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Vitaly Potapenko Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 11:07 · HOU 59-68 OKC
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:13 · HOU 71-77 OKC
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 14 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 1 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
