⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to nine
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4 in the fourth quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q1 10:27 · OKC 11-10 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q4 9:22 · OKC 89-93 HOU
- Steal
Russell Westbrook stole it from James Harden
Q4 0:33 · OKC 99-100 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Roberson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:55 · OKC 90-94 HOU
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:47 · OKC 97-98 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 10:15 · OKC 30-34 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nene turnover
Q4 4:52 · OKC 89-94 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 3:21 · OKC 90-94 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 0:33 · OKC 99-100 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
