⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 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 seventeen- A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23
Q2 7:18 · OKC 61-38 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q2 0:43 · OKC 79-51 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen Green technical foul
Q2 10:17 · OKC 34-31 HOU
- Technical
Ime Udoka technical foul
Q2 4:41 · OKC 55-38 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
