⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 3:19 · OKC 23-21 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Hasheem Thabeet technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 8:53 · OKC 36-25 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 11 | Blocks | 2 |
