⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 43
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 3 down to 6 up
Q1 6:22 · OKC 17-11 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 8:03 · OKC 84-83 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vladimir Radmanovic lost ball
Q4 3:44 · OKC 90-90 HOU
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour bad pass
Q4 1:36 · OKC 94-95 HOU
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour bad pass
Q4 0:09 · OKC 98-104 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 10:03 · OKC 76-83 HOU
- Steal
David Wesley stole it from Luke Ridnour
Q4 1:36 · OKC 94-95 HOU
- Steal
David Wesley stole it from Luke Ridnour
Q4 0:09 · OKC 98-104 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
David Wesley bad pass
Q4 4:39 · OKC 90-87 HOU
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:25 · OKC 90-90 HOU
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 0:12 · OKC 98-104 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
