⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+2Q126-21
+2Q224-24
+5Q330-24
-5Q425-25
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38
Key battles
6Threes made2
22Fast break points11
26Assists15
38%Three-point accuracy25%
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook discontinue dribble
Q4 1:45 · HOU 100-92 OKC
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 8 |
