⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 10 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 30 from three- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 48
- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their seven, and outscored them 20-11 off them
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the first quarter
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 2:06 · HOU 83-86 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 11:12 · HOU 96-94 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 2:26 · HOU 114-104 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 0:41 · HOU 114-108 OKC
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · HOU 115-111 OKC
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · HOU 115-111 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q1 10:10 · HOU 7-18 OKC
- Steal
Jerami Grant stole it from James Harden
Q4 0:41 · HOU 114-108 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · HOU 114-107 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · HOU 115-109 OKC
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 11 |
