⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter- Made six threes to their twelve
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q2 7:01 · HOU 58-48 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 2:23 · HOU 73-59 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin McHale technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:11 · HOU 55-47 OKC
- Technical
Double technical foul - Dwight Howard and Kendrick Perkins
Q4 2:47 · HOU 91-99 OKC
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:15 · HOU 92-99 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 3:41 · HOU 83-83 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins offensive foul (James Harden draws the foul)
Q4 2:33 · HOU 91-99 OKC
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins turnover
Q4 2:33 · HOU 91-99 OKC
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
