⏱️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
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two
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 from level to 9 points up
Q2 4:20 · HOU 45-36 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 9:56 · HOU 58-41 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Aaron Brooks misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · HOU 94-90 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 11:08 · HOU 76-73 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:52 · HOU 84-81 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:25 · HOU 92-86 OKC
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
