⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+9Q137-31
+12Q242-28
+4Q334-29
-10Q424-37
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 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 twenty threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 39 from three
Key battles
20Threes made11
51%Three-point accuracy37%
63%Shooting from the field50%
32Assists27
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 20 | Threes made | 11 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 32 | Assists | 27 |
