⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 up in the first quarter- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 42
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 up
Q1 3:56 · OKC 37-28 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 5:11 · OKC 49-32 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q1 6:09 · OKC 10-14 HOU
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q1 1:31 · OKC 22-19 HOU
- Flagrant
Steven Adams flagrant foul type 1 (James Harden draws the foul)
Q3 7:47 · OKC 61-50 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 4:09 · OKC 72-63 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Patrick Beverley technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 6:09 · OKC 10-14 HOU
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:50 · OKC 39-30 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
