⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 25-16 off them
- Won the second chances, 22 offensive rebounds to fifteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 8:30 · HOU 14-8 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 2:54 · HOU 78-77 OKC
- Steal
James Harden stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 0:37 · HOU 110-104 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 10:26 · HOU 85-88 OKC
- Missed FT
Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · HOU 115-108 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 1:28 · HOU 52-55 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 9:45 · HOU 57-69 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 10:56 · HOU 87-93 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:12 · HOU 108-104 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 0:37 · HOU 110-104 OKC
- Missed FT
Anthony Morrow misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:25 · HOU 112-104 OKC
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
