⏱️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
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 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 fifteen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 32 from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 24-16 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 8:09 · OKC 45-30 HOU
- Steal
Darius Bazley stole it from Eric Gordon
Q4 1:41 · OKC 103-109 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl lost ball turnover
Q4 2:04 · OKC 103-109 HOU
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:13 · OKC 105-109 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q4 7:58 · OKC 96-97 HOU
- Steal
Jae'Sean Tate stole it from Jeremiah Robinson-Earl
Q4 2:04 · OKC 103-109 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Gordon bad pass
Q4 1:41 · OKC 103-109 HOU
- Missed FT
Daniel Theis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · OKC 108-111 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 15 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 25 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 12 |
