⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 54
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 5:35 · HOU 85-75 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 8:15 · HOU 107-104 OKC
- Go-ahead
Victor Oladipo hit a 24-foot three jumper, Jerami Grant with the assist
Q4 1:54 · HOU 114-116 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 15 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
