⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 22- A 16-0 run took them from 13 down to 3 up 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:55 · HOU 9-2 OKC
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 13 down to 3 up
Q2 0:51 · HOU 63-60 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 4:58 · HOU 84-75 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chandler Parsons misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:19 · HOU 104-98 OKC
- Turnover
Chandler Parsons offensive foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
Q4 1:55 · HOU 105-98 OKC
- Turnover
Chandler Parsons turnover
Q4 1:55 · HOU 105-98 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 9:25 · HOU 34-43 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:49 · HOU 104-98 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant offensive foul (Chandler Parsons draws the foul)
Q4 2:13 · HOU 105-98 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant turnover
Q4 0:35 · HOU 105-103 OKC
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
