⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38
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
- Go-ahead
John Wall hit a driving floating jump shot
Q4 2:46 · HOU 110-109 OKC
- Ties it
Jae'Sean Tate hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:18 · HOU 111-111 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jae'Sean Tate bad pass
Q4 4:02 · HOU 103-108 OKC
- Missed FT
Jae'Sean Tate misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:18 · HOU 111-111 OKC
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:09 · HOU 111-113 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 2:23 · HOU 22-31 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 9:23 · HOU 29-42 OKC
- Winner
Theo Maledon hit a driving layup, Luguentz Dort with the assist
Q4 1:56 · HOU 111-113 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Roby misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:53 · HOU 108-108 OKC
- Turnover
Ty Jerome out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:19 · HOU 111-113 OKC
- Missed FT
Aleksej Pokusevski misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · HOU 112-114 OKC
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
