⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made six threes to their no- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twelve
- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 21
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 11:47 · HOU 74-59 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:01 · HOU 34-32 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 0 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
