⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 32- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their twenty
- Could not get to the line, 27 free throws to their 40
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:04 · HOU 9-0 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 31
Q2 4:31 · HOU 56-25 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 30-point lead to 40
Q3 9:52 · HOU 76-36 OKC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Rafer Alston flagrant foul type 1 (Mike Wilks draws the foul)
Q3 4:39 · HOU 81-48 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 40-point deficit to 32
Q3 7:33 · HOU 76-44 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour misses technical free throw
Q3 5:39 · HOU 78-44 OKC
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
