⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 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
- Steal
Cason Wallace stole it from Reed Sheppard
Q4 2:32 · OKC 97-103 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alex Caruso bad pass turnover
Q4 1:25 · OKC 101-105 HOU
- Missed FT
Aaron Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · OKC 103-108 HOU
- Missed FT
Aaron Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · OKC 103-108 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:32 · OKC 2-8 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 3:57 · OKC 49-43 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 4:52 · OKC 70-74 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tari Eason offensive foul turnover
Q4 4:18 · OKC 94-100 HOU
- Turnover
Reed Sheppard bad pass turnover
Q4 2:32 · OKC 97-103 HOU
- Missed FT
Tari Eason misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · OKC 103-107 HOU
📊The numbers
| OKC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
