⏱️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
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 1:24 · HOU 24-22 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 3:03 · HOU 86-84 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 7:30 · HOU 104-95 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Gordon traveling
Q4 4:39 · HOU 104-97 OKC
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 0:46 · HOU 110-106 OKC
- Missed FT
Austin Rivers misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · HOU 112-109 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 9:05 · HOU 34-39 OKC
- Steal
Paul George stole it from James Harden
Q4 0:46 · HOU 110-106 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:16 · HOU 104-97 OKC
- Turnover
Paul George turnover
Q4 2:14 · HOU 110-103 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · HOU 112-109 OKC
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 11 |
