⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth 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
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 20
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 3-point lead to 12
Q2 11:46 · HOU 43-31 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 6:15 · HOU 56-40 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 4:52 · HOU 75-80 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 10:41 · HOU 85-99 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 6:38 · HOU 98-115 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 17 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 30 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
