⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 25
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 2-point lead to 11
Q2 9:44 · HOU 45-34 OKC
- Lead
Fred VanVleet hit a 32-foot three jumper, Jalen Green with the assist
Q4 1:29 · HOU 113-110 OKC
- Winner
Dillon Brooks hit a 8-foot pullup jump shot, Alperen Sengun with the assist
Q4 0:33 · HOU 115-113 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:33 · HOU 105-105 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:59 · HOU 10-15 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 5:37 · HOU 81-86 OKC
- Ties it
Cason Wallace hit a 25-foot three jumper, Isaiah Hartenstein with the assist
Q4 1:04 · HOU 113-113 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:21 · HOU 104-104 OKC
- Turnover
Isaiah Hartenstein out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:55 · HOU 110-110 OKC
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 30 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
