⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 38- A 15-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 24 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 31
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 10:03 · OKC 13-0 HOU
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 24
Q3 11:18 · OKC 71-47 HOU
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 32
Q4 7:50 · OKC 113-81 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 1:23 · OKC 56-47 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 8 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
