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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thunder | 36 | 25 | 19 | 28 | 108 |
 Rockets | 30 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 102 |
OKCTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | 36-9139.6% | 10-3330.3% | 26-3378.8% | 42 | 21 | 11 |
| HOU | 36-7647.4% | 14-3737.8% | 16-2369.6% | 41 | 23 | 17 |
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Oklahoma City Thunder108| 41 | 24 | 6-17 | 3-7 | 9-10 | 0 | −3 | −1.6 | |||||||
| 38 | 24 | 10-28 | 1-3 | 3-5 | +3 | +2.9 | ||||||||
| 35 | 22 | 7-14 | 3-6 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | −7 | +4.5 | ||||||
| 29 | 12 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | −4 | +5.9 | ||||||
| 23 | 6 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −4.1 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 4 | 1-8 | 0-7 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | −3 | −5.0 | ||||||
| 20 | 12 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −2 | +5.2 | |||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −5.8 | ||||||
| 13 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +3 | +1.1 | |||||
| Team | 108 | 36-9139.6% | 10-3330.3% | 42 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 26-3378.8% | 15 | 11 | 5 | |||
Bench 20 points on 6 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Nick Collison, Terrance Ferguson, Josh Huestis and Dakari Johnson (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets102| 36 | 26 | 7-16 | 3-8 | 9-12 | 0 | +2 | +2.5 | |||||||
| 35 | 17 | 6-15 | 2-8 | 3-3 | 0 | +12 | +0.2 | |||||||
| 32 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −5.4 | ||||
| 28 | 16 | 6-8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +4.6 | ||||||
| 26 | 10 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | −5 | +1.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 14 | 5-10 | 2-7 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −8 | −1.6 | ||||||
| 25 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | +0.5 | ||||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.5 | |||
| 14 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −5.1 | ||||||
| Team | 102 | 36-7647.4% | 14-3737.8% | 41 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 16-2369.6% | 6 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bench 26 points on 9 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Tim Quarterman, Zhou Qi and RJ Hunter (coach’s decision); Tarik Black (injury/illness).
Thunder108Rockets102ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The Oklahoma City Thunder went on an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 108-102.
The Rockets led 92-91 when Russell Westbrook’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Thunder ahead for good with 6:57 left. He scored 7 points as they pulled away to a 102-92 lead with 3:47 left.
Early in the fourth quarter, Alex Abrines had 2 steals, one of them leading to his driving layup that put the Thunder ahead 86-85, and the Thunder scored 5 points off them.
Westbrook had 24 points, 10 assists and 4 steals. Paul George added 24 points. Carmelo Anthony added 22 points (14 in the first quarter), and Steven Adams had 12 points (10 in the paint) and 8 rebounds. The Thunder had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Rockets, James Harden had 26 points and 9 assists.
The Rockets gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Thunder missed. The Thunder did not make a field goal in the last 3:47.
Oklahoma City ThunderHouston RocketsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
82 points from the field on 91 shots: 16.1 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-33 | 51.5% | 63% |
| In the paint | 4-9 | 44.4% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 5-16 | 31.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-10 | 20.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-23 | 34.8% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Ariza | 29 | 2 | 0-2 | −6 |
| Luc Mbah a Moute | 19 | 8 | 3-3 | +3 |
| Clint Capela | 9 | 2 | 1-5 | 0 |
| James Harden | 7 | 0 | 0-5 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 14 | 4-9 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 32 | 6 | 3-8 | −5 |
| P.J. Tucker | 10 | 8 | 3-6 | +5 |
| Chris Paul | 8 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Clint Capela | 8 | 0 | 0-5 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 10 | 4-8 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Tucker | 21 | 2 | 1-3 | −3 |
| Luc Mbah a Moute | 12 | 7 | 3-5 | +4 |
| James Harden | 9 | 2 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 8 | 6 | 1-1 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 5 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
HOU win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
OKC
50/50
HOU
Highest Leverage Moments
Westbrook 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (20 PTS)
Q4 6:57
20.6%
58→37
Green 5' Hook Shot (14 PTS) (Harden 9 AST)
Q4 7:09
14.7%
43→58
Patterson 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Westbrook 10 AST)
Q4 6:04
12.5%
34→21
Harden 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (26 PTS)
Q4 8:51
12.2%
34→46
Brewer 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Adams 3 AST)
Q3 5:16
9.6%
62→53
