⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41
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 1 down to 8 up
Q1 1:24 · OKC 33-25 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q3 4:22 · OKC 78-56 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 30
Q4 11:00 · OKC 90-60 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 8:42 · OKC 10-16 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 20
Q4 9:31 · OKC 90-70 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Eric Gordon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:29 · OKC 38-27 HOU
- Technical
technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:07 · OKC 80-58 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
