⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 17 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 25, and were outscored 21-9 off them- A 17-0 run took them from 16 down to 1 up in the third quarter
- Went cold from three, nine of 29
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 55
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 16 down to 1 up
Q3 8:25 · HOU 80-79 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 5:28 · HOU 107-100 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Patrick Beverley and Russell Westbrook
Q4 7:35 · HOU 92-91 OKC
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:45 · HOU 108-102 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 3:31 · HOU 19-26 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 7:52 · HOU 32-44 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 2:15 · HOU 49-63 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:16 · HOU 102-100 OKC
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 18 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
