⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their seventeen- A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the first quarter
- Went cold from three, eight 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q1 2:01 · OKC 31-27 HOU
- Winner
Russell Westbrook hit a two point shot
Q4 2:45 · OKC 101-99 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 3:00 · OKC 105-101 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · OKC 106-101 HOU
- Missed FT
Serge Ibaka misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · OKC 108-107 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 2:48 · OKC 99-99 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 0:06 · OKC 109-107 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
