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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thunder | 22 | 38 | 28 | 21 | 109 |
 Rockets | 22 | 30 | 34 | 27 | 113 |
OKCTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | 43-9843.9% | 9-3030.0% | 14-2166.7% | 52 | 23 | 15 |
| HOU | 44-9745.4% | 14-4431.8% | 11-1764.7% | 54 | 18 | 19 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Houston Rockets113| 39 | 17 | 7-18 | 3-11 | 0-0 | +3 | −6.8 | ||||||||
| 39 | 41 | 15-35 | 5-16 | 6-7 | +4 | +4.3 | ||||||||
| 37 | 11 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | −3 | −4.3 | ||||||
| 31 | 16 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 0-1 | −1 | +9.1 | ||||||||
| 25 | 9 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 1-1 | +5 | +2.0 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 10 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −4.0 | ||||
| 20 | 7 | 2-8 | 1-7 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −6.0 | |||||
| 17 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −1.2 | ||||||
| Team | 113 | 44-9745.4% | 14-4431.8% | 54 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 11-1764.7% | 17 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 19 points on 6 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Michael Carter-Williams, Gary Clark, Isaiah Hartenstein, Brandon Knight and Marquese Chriss (coach’s decision).
Oklahoma City Thunder109| 38 | 21 | 6-20 | 2-6 | 7-10 | +6 | +0.3 | ||||||||
| 38 | 28 | 10-25 | 4-9 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +3.2 | |||||||
| 37 | 17 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | −2 | +3.9 | |||||||
| 30 | 15 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 | +4.3 | |||||||
| 24 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −5.3 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 10 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | −2 | −1.2 | ||||||||
| 13 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | −3 | +0.7 | |||||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | −2 | +1.8 | |||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −3.7 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.6 | |||
| Team | 109 | 43-9843.9% | 9-3030.0% | 52 | 23 | 15 | 22 | 14-2166.7% | 18 | 12 | 11 | |||
Bench 20 points on 9 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Alex Abrines (personal); Deonte Burton and Raymond Felton (coach’s decision).
Rockets113Thunder109ClickTap 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.
James Harden scored 41 points, and the Houston Rockets went on a 13-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 113-109 on Christmas at Toyota Center.
The Thunder led 93-91 with 9:29 left in the fourth quarter. Danuel House Jr.’s corner 3-pointer put the Rockets ahead for good with 8:53 left. They pulled away to a 104-95 lead with 5:14 left.
The Thunder got within 110-108 on Paul George’s 2 free throws with 43 seconds to play, but Harden answered with a floater, and the Thunder got no closer than 112-109.
Austin Rivers’ free throw with 7.4 seconds left made it 113-109 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Rockets outscored the Thunder 6-3. Rivers scored 4 of the Rockets’ 6 on 1 for 1 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, George had 2 of his 3 steals, and the Thunder scored 2 points off them.
Clint Capela had 16 points (all 16 in the paint) and 23 rebounds.
For the Thunder, George had 28 points, 14 rebounds and 3 steals, and Russell Westbrook added 21 points (11 in the second quarter), 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals but shot 6 for 20.
The Rockets shot 45.4% from the field and 31.8% from 3 to the Thunder’s 43.9% and 30.0%. The Thunder gave up 17 offensive rebounds, about 6 more than usual for the shots the Rockets missed.
Houston RocketsOklahoma City ThunderPS, 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).
102 points from the field on 96 shots: 3.2 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 23-36 | 63.9% | 63% |
| In the paint | 4-11 | 36.4% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 3-6 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-11 | 36.4% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-33 | 30.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul George | 39 | 12 | 5-11 | −5 |
| Steven Adams | 11 | 9 | 4-8 | +4 |
| Jerami Grant | 8 | 6 | 2-7 | +2 |
| Terrance Ferguson | 7 | 10 | 3-5 | +7 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 6 | 2-7 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 43 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 36 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrance Ferguson | 23 | 4 | 2-4 | −2 |
| Dennis Schröder | 15 | 0 | 0-3 | −4 |
| Paul George | 12 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Russell Westbrook | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 10 | 4-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Adams | 31 | 4 | 2-5 | −4 |
| Nerlens Noel | 16 | 2 | 1-4 | −2 |
| Paul George | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Terrance Ferguson | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 6 | 3-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 19 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
Harden 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (41 PTS)
Q4 0:20
24.2%
73→97
George Free Throw 2 of 2 (28 PTS)
Q4 0:44
18.5%
91→73
Gordon 2' Driving Reverse Layup (15 PTS)
Q4 9:18
13.4%
41→54
Harden 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (37 PTS)
Q3 0:52
13.1%
47→60
Rivers 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Gordon 4 AST)
Q4 2:31
12.7%
82→95
