⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 24-6 off them- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 38
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 9:50 · OKC 15-5 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 34
Q3 6:24 · OKC 96-62 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 32-point lead to 42
Q4 6:24 · OKC 132-90 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses technical free throw
Q1 8:16 · OKC 11-5 HOU
- Technical
technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:14 · OKC 38-20 HOU
- Missed FT
Eugene Omoruyi misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 1:10 · OKC 133-96 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 20
Q2 2:53 · OKC 70-50 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Jae'Sean Tate technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:16 · OKC 11-5 HOU
- Technical
Alperen Sengun technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:06 · OKC 17-7 HOU
- Missed FT
Jalen Green misses technical free throw
Q1 2:51 · OKC 26-16 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 40 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
