⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, eleven of sixteen from three
- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eighteen
- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 4
- A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17 in the first 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17
Q1 0:07 · HOU 41-24 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 2:54 · HOU 55-36 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jon Barry Double Technical Foul. Reggie Evans gains possession.
Q3 2:39 · HOU 80-49 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jerome James Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 7:13 · HOU 61-42 OKC
- Technical
Jerome James Technical Foul. His 2nd Technical Foul.
Q3 7:13 · HOU 61-42 OKC
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 2 |
| 69% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
