⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first 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, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen- Made six threes to their thirteen
- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 25 from three
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 10:08 · OKC 11-6 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 7:39 · OKC 22-10 HOU
- Ties it
Rashard Lewis made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Vladimir Radmanovic.
Q4 1:00 · OKC 88-88 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 7:37 · OKC 63-66 HOU
- Go-ahead
Tracy McGrady made 19 ft two point shot.
Q4 2:59 · OKC 83-84 HOU
- Winner
Tracy McGrady made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
Q4 0:54 · OKC 88-91 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming 3 second
Q4 3:26 · OKC 81-82 HOU
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:14 · OKC 92-95 HOU
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:14 · OKC 92-95 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 14 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
