⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 35
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 6:48 · OKC 20-11 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball
Q4 2:47 · OKC 84-87 HOU
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 0:28 · OKC 91-96 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Steal
Aaron Brooks stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 2:47 · OKC 84-87 HOU
- Steal
Aaron Brooks stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 0:28 · OKC 91-96 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carl Landry lost ball
Q4 3:53 · OKC 82-85 HOU
- Missed FT
Carl Landry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · OKC 91-95 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 1 | Threes made | 7 |
| 7% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 23 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
