⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better 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, 26 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 33
- A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 3:36 · HOU 32-22 OKC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q2 8:26 · HOU 57-37 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen Williams technical foul
Q4 2:39 · HOU 119-108 OKC
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
