⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 47
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 3:29 · OKC 20-18 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 5:37 · OKC 102-91 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball
Q4 1:05 · OKC 102-98 HOU
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:48 · OKC 102-99 HOU
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball
Q4 0:31 · OKC 103-101 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 7:28 · OKC 7-14 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 2:20 · OKC 102-99 HOU
- Winner
Courtney Lee hit a 22-foot three jumper, Goran Dragic with the assist
Q4 0:15 · OKC 103-104 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Goran Dragic technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 1:39 · OKC 43-45 HOU
- Turnover
Courtney Lee bad pass
Q4 3:41 · OKC 99-91 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
