⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, seven of 35
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
- Steal
Jeremy Lamb stole it from James Harden
Q4 0:38 · OKC 65-68 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steven Adams offensive foul (Donatas Motiejunas draws the foul)
Q4 3:38 · OKC 62-63 HOU
- Turnover
Steven Adams turnover
Q4 3:38 · OKC 62-63 HOU
- Turnover
Steven Adams out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:38 · OKC 65-68 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 1:50 · OKC 19-26 HOU
- Winner
James Harden hit a 25-foot
Q4 1:19 · OKC 65-68 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Howard offensive foul (Reggie Jackson draws the foul)
Q4 2:51 · OKC 62-63 HOU
- Turnover
Dwight Howard turnover
Q4 2:51 · OKC 62-63 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 0:38 · OKC 65-68 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 29% | Shooting from the field | 29% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 70 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 14 | Assists | 11 |
| 16 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 15 | Blocks | 6 |
