⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 23-0 run took them from 17 down to 6 up in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:30 · HOU 11-7 OKC
- Winner
Jeremy Lin hit a 26-foot three jumper, Carlos Delfino with the assist
Q4 1:46 · HOU 114-111 OKC
- 23-0 run
A 23-0 run took them from 17 down to 6 up
Q4 6:58 · HOU 119-113 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeremy Lin technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:04 · HOU 52-59 OKC
- Missed FT
Jeremy Lin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · HOU 120-116 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 4:39 · HOU 49-57 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook possession lost ball turnover
Q4 4:11 · HOU 101-109 OKC
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · HOU 120-117 OKC
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 11 |
