⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their one
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q1 1:06 · OKC 34-24 HOU
- Go-ahead
Kurt Thomas hit a 16-foot jumper, Luke Ridnour with the assist
Q4 1:07 · OKC 105-104 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nick Collison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:59 · OKC 101-98 HOU
- Missed FT
Kurt Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:51 · OKC 103-101 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 5:37 · OKC 14-17 HOU
- Go-ahead
Tracy McGrady hit a 25-foot three jumper, Shane Battier with the assist
Q4 1:27 · OKC 103-104 HOU
- Winner
Tracy McGrady hit a running jumper
Q4 0:51 · OKC 105-106 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Yao Ming misses technical free throw
Q3 9:33 · OKC 63-53 HOU
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · OKC 107-109 HOU
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · OKC 107-109 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 1 | Threes made | 11 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
