⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 50 free throws to their 26- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 22-9 off them
- A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Made eight threes to their fourteen
- Went cold from three, eight of 28
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 10:33 · OKC 10-3 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q4 1:01 · OKC 112-114 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Enes Kanter misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:20 · OKC 101-103 HOU
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · OKC 104-108 HOU
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:33 · OKC 104-108 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q1 7:05 · OKC 12-23 HOU
- Winner
James Harden hit a 24-foot three jumper
Q4 2:34 · OKC 100-103 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 2:34 · OKC 101-108 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:10 · OKC 101-108 HOU
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:10 · OKC 101-108 HOU
- Missed FT
Corey Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · OKC 112-115 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 14 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
