⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 16 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, 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
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:17 · OKC 13-2 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q2 3:24 · OKC 60-45 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 30
Q3 0:01 · OKC 96-66 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses technical free throw
Q2 5:05 · OKC 40-40 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 26
Q4 8:37 · OKC 104-78 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 17 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
