⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 37 from three- Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to five
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 cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q2 4:07 · HOU 46-62 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 4:18 · HOU 73-78 OKC
- Go-ahead
Francisco Garcia hit a 25-foot three jumper, Carlos Delfino with the assist
Q4 0:45 · HOU 99-97 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chandler Parsons bad pass
Q4 2:30 · HOU 94-95 OKC
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 1:49 · HOU 94-95 OKC
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 0:29 · HOU 99-100 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 9:26 · HOU 9-16 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 5:39 · HOU 12-25 OKC
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 0:41 · HOU 99-100 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Serge Ibaka technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:18 · HOU 41-60 OKC
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 14 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 12 | Blocks | 6 |
