⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:44 · OKC 32-33 HOU
- Ties it
Jalen Williams hit a 26-foot threeer, Josh Giddey with the assist
Q4 0:04 · OKC 112-112 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Williams bad pass
Q4 1:01 · OKC 109-106 HOU
- Turnover
Luguentz Dort out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 4:31 · OKC 112-115 HOU
- Turnover
Jalen Williams lost ball turnover
OT 3:53 · OKC 112-118 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Jabari Smith Jr. hit a 23-foot three jumper, Jalen Green with the assist
Q4 0:21 · OKC 109-111 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 1:24 · OKC 109-112 HOU
- Winner
Dillon Brooks hit a 25-foot threeer, Jalen Green with the assist
OT 4:43 · OKC 112-115 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jabari Smith Jr. misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 11:17 · OKC 52-51 HOU
- Missed FT
Jabari Smith Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:47 · OKC 101-102 HOU
- Missed FT
Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · OKC 109-111 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
