⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the third quarter
A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up
Q1 10:33 · OKC 19-9 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 0:09 · OKC 64-54 HOU
- Steal
Russell Westbrook stole it from James Harden
Q4 0:22 · OKC 103-108 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 1:28 · OKC 103-105 HOU
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 1:06 · OKC 103-106 HOU
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover
Q4 0:03 · OKC 109-113 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:48 · OKC 70-68 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 10:59 · OKC 79-81 HOU
- Steal
Patrick Beverley stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 1:28 · OKC 103-105 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 3:56 · OKC 95-97 HOU
- Missed FT
Nene misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:28 · OKC 103-105 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 0:22 · OKC 103-108 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 12 | Blocks | 2 |
