⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 36- A 15-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 28 in the third quarter
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q2 3:17 · HOU 50-70 OKC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 28
Q3 10:22 · HOU 58-86 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 34
Q4 7:15 · HOU 83-117 OKC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Eric Maynor flagrant foul type 1 (Toney Douglas draws the foul)
Q4 3:12 · HOU 88-119 OKC
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 16 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
