⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:45 · OKC 9-2 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 2:23 · OKC 58-55 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 10:56 · OKC 67-59 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Roberson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:13 · OKC 103-99 HOU
- Missed FT
Andre Roberson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:52 · OKC 103-101 HOU
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 1:31 · OKC 110-107 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Steal
Clint Capela stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 1:31 · OKC 110-107 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · OKC 110-107 HOU
- Missed FT
Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:31 · OKC 110-107 HOU
- Turnover
Eric Gordon lost ball turnover
Q4 0:15 · OKC 112-107 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 10 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Steals | 13 |
| 20 | Blocks | 20 |
