⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 19
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 0:37 · HOU 52-48 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 6:43 · HOU 66-54 OKC
- Go-ahead
Goran Dragic hit a layup
Q4 2:34 · HOU 91-90 OKC
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Samuel Dalembert defensive goaltending
Q4 4:31 · HOU 85-87 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Martin out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:02 · HOU 95-94 OKC
- Turnover
Goran Dragic bad pass
Q4 0:01 · HOU 95-98 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 2:15 · HOU 72-72 OKC
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a 20-foot jumper, Russell Westbrook with the assist
Q4 0:22 · HOU 95-96 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
