⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 26-15 off them
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 7:01 · HOU 15-4 OKC
- Winner
Kevin Martin hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:23 · HOU 96-95 OKC
- Ties it
Kevin Martin hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · HOU 95-95 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chandler Parsons bad pass
Q4 5:00 · HOU 88-91 OKC
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · HOU 96-95 OKC
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · HOU 96-95 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 10:56 · HOU 31-21 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 4:47 · HOU 88-91 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook offensive foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
Q4 3:11 · HOU 92-93 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook turnover
Q4 3:11 · HOU 92-93 OKC
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
