⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 57- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 50
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 5:41 · OKC 74-63 HOU
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a 25-foot three jumper, Russell Westbrook with the assist
Q4 2:28 · OKC 98-97 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 2:28 · OKC 103-98 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · OKC 104-100 HOU
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · OKC 105-102 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q4 7:13 · OKC 91-95 HOU
- Lead
James Harden hit a driving layup
Q4 2:42 · OKC 95-97 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Francisco Garcia misses technical free throw
Q2 10:27 · OKC 29-28 HOU
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:30 · OKC 91-91 HOU
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · OKC 101-97 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
