⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 39 from three- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the second quarter
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:59 · OKC 8-4 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q2 2:39 · OKC 60-48 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 10:46 · OKC 92-76 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jabari Smith Jr. technical foul
Q2 0:57 · OKC 54-48 HOU
- Technical
Ime Udoka technical foul
Q2 0:57 · OKC 56-48 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
