⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 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 first 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
Made eighteen threes to their ten
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q2 8:53 · HOU 55-34 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q2 0:42 · HOU 70-51 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q4 9:16 · HOU 108-81 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul
Q1 9:31 · HOU 3-4 OKC
- Technical
Jabari Smith Jr. technical foul
Q1 8:42 · HOU 7-5 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q2 6:00 · HOU 55-44 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 18 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. DurantF | 27 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 6-6 | +6 |
J. Smith Jr.F | 33 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 39 | 35 | 14 | 1 | 10-18 | 6-12 | 4-5 | +33 |
A. SengunC | 33 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 6-17 | 0-2 | 4-6 | +19 |
M. SmartG | 36 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 7-10 | 7-10 | 3-3 | +20 |
A. ThompsonG | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +4 |
T. EasonF | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | +10 |
I. CrawfordF | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +13 |
B. BogdanovicG | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | +4 |
C. CapelaC | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
B. ThorntonG | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -3 |
J. TateF | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
O. TshiebweC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | -1 |
| Team | 119 | 44 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 41-91 | 18-41 | 19-23 |
Did not playS. Adams (coach's decision), F. VanVleet (coach's decision), S. Pedulla (coach's decision), R. Sheppard (coach's decision)
Thunder
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. HartensteinC | 25 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 4-4 | -10 |
K. WilliamsG | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 2-2 | -12 |
S. Gilgeous-AlexanderG | 31 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 10-20 | 3-6 | 3-4 | -7 |
J. McCainG | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5-14 | 0-5 | 0-0 | -9 |
A. MitchellG | 26 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -27 |
A. MaraC | 28 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | -8 |
B. StirtzG | 26 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | -12 |
Jay. WilliamsF | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 1-1 | -21 |
M. PeavyG | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
J. DixG | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
B. BarnhizerF | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-3 | +3 |
| Team | 98 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 37-85 | 10-32 | 14-15 |
Did not playO. Oweh (coach's decision)
