⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, 65 rebounds to 52- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 46
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 25-9 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 8:28 · HOU 20-10 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 11:21 · HOU 93-89 OKC
- Steal
Eric Gordon stole it from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Q4 2:47 · HOU 105-98 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun lost ball turnover
Q4 2:18 · HOU 105-98 OKC
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:58 · HOU 105-98 OKC
- Turnover
Josh Christopher lost ball turnover
Q4 0:07 · HOU 112-104 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 8:47 · HOU 71-72 OKC
- Steal
Jalen Williams stole it from Alperen Sengun
Q4 2:18 · HOU 105-98 OKC
- Steal
Kenrich Williams stole it from Josh Christopher
Q4 0:07 · HOU 112-104 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass
Q4 2:47 · HOU 105-98 OKC
- Turnover
Josh Giddey out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:07 · HOU 105-98 OKC
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 24 | Offensive rebounds | 24 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 12 | Blocks | 6 |
