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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thunder | 25 | 23 | 42 | 27 | 117 |
 Rockets | 28 | 42 | 20 | 22 | 112 |
OKCTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | 40-8944.9% | 13-3438.2% | 24-3080.0% | 53 | 20 | 19 |
| HOU | 37-8643.0% | 16-4535.6% | 22-3073.3% | 39 | 18 | 12 |
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Oklahoma City Thunder117| 41 | 45 | 12-22 | 6-14 | 15-18 | 0 | +16 | +14.5 | |||||||
| 38 | 21 | 8-21 | 1-5 | 4-5 | 0 | +2 | −5.3 | |||||||
| 38 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | +12 | −2.4 | |||||||
| 35 | 8 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 1-2 | +6 | −4.6 | ||||||||
| 35 | 15 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +1.0 | ||||
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| 22 | 17 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −2.2 | |||
| 10 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −0.8 | ||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | −1.5 | |||||
| 7 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −0.2 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −3.3 | |||||
| Team | 117 | 40-8944.9% | 13-3438.2% | 53 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 24-3080.0% | 12 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bench 22 points on 8 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Raymond Felton and Hamidou Diallo (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets112| 37 | 42 | 11-28 | 6-16 | 14-15 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +1.8 | ||||||
| 36 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | −7 | −4.7 | |||||||
| 35 | 18 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 6-7 | 0 | +10 | +5.7 | |||||||
| 32 | 13 | 5-14 | 3-10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −3.7 | ||||||
| 31 | 17 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 0 | −11 | +2.3 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −6.4 | ||||||
| 17 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | +0.8 | ||||||
| 16 | 10 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +1.5 | ||||
| 12 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.5 | ||
| Team | 112 | 37-8643.0% | 16-4535.6% | 39 | 18 | 12 | 26 | 22-3073.3% | 7 | 10 | 7 | |||
Bench 22 points on 8 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Clint Capela (injury/illness); Vincent Edwards (coach’s decision).
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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.
Paul George had 45 points and 11 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 26 points down in the second quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 117-112.
The Thunder trailed 68-42 with 1:38 left in the second quarter and 70-48 at halftime. They outscored the Rockets 75-44 the rest of the way.
The Rockets had the ball down 1, but James Harden missed a 3-pointer with 4.9 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
George’s 2 free throws with 1.7 seconds left made it 117-112 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Thunder outscored the Rockets 14-9. George (No. 5 in clutch points, 2018-19) scored 9 of the Thunder’s 14 on 0 for 2 shooting and 9 for 9 at the line.
Russell Westbrook had 21 points (12 in the paint), 12 rebounds and 11 assists, his 22nd triple-double of the season. George scored 15 of his 45 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Rockets, Harden scored 42 points (17 in the second quarter) with 6 3-pointers, and Chris Paul added 18 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.
The Rockets got 7 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. They outscored the Thunder 29-14 off turnovers. The Thunder’s starters outscored the Rockets 54-39 in 20 minutes together.
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. The Thunder’s chance bottomed out at 1.6% (2nd quarter, 1:38 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
93 points from the field on 89 shots: 1.7 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-30 | 56.7% | 63% |
| In the paint | 5-12 | 41.7% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 5-13 | 38.5% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-12 | 33.3% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-22 | 40.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Tucker | 35 | 14 | 4-8 | +1 |
| Iman Shumpert | 18 | 7 | 2-5 | 0 |
| James Harden | 15 | 9 | 2-4 | +4 |
| Chris Paul | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 9 | 3-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 43 points on 88 possessions. He usually scores about 32 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Gordon | 31 | 12 | 4-8 | +3 |
| Iman Shumpert | 15 | 0 | 0-3 | −4 |
| Austin Rivers | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| P.J. Tucker | 7 | 2 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 8 | 4-6 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Rivers | 11 | 8 | 3-4 | +5 |
| Chris Paul | 11 | 7 | 3-4 | +4 |
| James Harden | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Eric Gordon | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 2 | 0-4 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 44 possessions. He usually scores about 12 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
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Highest Leverage Moments
Westbrook 3' Driving Layup (21 PTS)
Q4 0:27
38.7%
71→32
Harden 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (42 PTS)
Q4 0:32
30.5%
40→71
MISS Harden 26' 3PT Jump Shot
Q4 0:05
17.8%
32→14
Harden 27' 3PT Jump Shot (33 PTS) (Paul 8 AST)
Q4 7:51
17.7%
40→58
George 27' 3PT Jump Shot (33 PTS)
Q4 11:45
17.6%
55→37
