⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 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, eleven of 46 from three- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 1:04 · OKC 45-42 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 8:23 · OKC 56-51 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 7:08 · OKC 92-79 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Luguentz Dort technical foul
Q4 0:23 · OKC 109-93 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 4:09 · OKC 32-38 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 10:17 · OKC 45-51 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Alperen Sengun and Cason Wallace
Q4 0:40 · OKC 106-93 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
