⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 34
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 7:43 · HOU 19-8 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 30
Q3 10:59 · HOU 79-49 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 35
Q4 2:40 · HOU 124-89 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
