⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22 in the first quarter- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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 stretched a 8-point lead to 22
Q1 0:45 · OKC 47-25 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 6:39 · OKC 89-74 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Brooks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:48 · OKC 83-65 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 12 | Blocks | 4 |
