⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 37
- Went cold from three, four of 25
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 2:24 · HOU 28-19 OKC
- Ties it
Dikembe Mutombo made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:19 · HOU 85-85 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming Offensive Foul. His 7th Personal Foul.
Q4 1:16 · HOU 84-83 OKC
- Turnover
Yao Ming Turnover
Q4 1:16 · HOU 84-83 OKC
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady Lost Ball. Stolen by Rashard Lewis.
Q4 0:41 · HOU 84-83 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 4:26 · HOU 80-79 OKC
- Go-ahead
Ray Allen made dunk. Assisted by Luke Ridnour.
Q4 0:38 · HOU 84-85 OKC
- Winner
Ray Allen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · HOU 85-86 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Evans missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q1 0:06 · HOU 28-19 OKC
- Turnover
Ray Allen Lost Ball. Stolen by Jon Barry.
Q4 4:56 · HOU 77-71 OKC
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
