⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 22 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
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made 28 threes to their thirteen- A 18-0 run took them from 1 down to 17 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q2 5:50 · OKC 45-61 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 1 down to 17 up
Q1 8:47 · OKC 4-21 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 29
Q3 4:19 · OKC 66-95 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 28 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 30 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
