⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:15 · OKC 52-55 HOU
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Nick Collison flagrant foul type 1 (Yao Ming draws the foul)
Q3 5:05 · OKC 59-62 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 0:28 · OKC 20-31 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Tracy McGrady technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:05 · OKC 59-62 HOU
- Missed FT
Luther Head misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · OKC 86-93 HOU
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · OKC 88-94 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
