Chris Paul scored 28 points (20 in the second quarter), and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 17 points down in the third quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 112-107.
The Thunder trailed 81-64 with 3:37 left in the third quarter. They were still down 100-85 with 6:54 left in the fourth quarter, with a 1.4% chance to win, and outscored the Rockets 27-7 the rest of the way.
Dennis Schröder’s 16-foot pull-up jumper with 28.1 seconds left made it 110-107, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 2 free throws with 5.3 seconds left put it away at 112-107.
During clutch time, the Thunder outscored the Rockets 17-7. Schröder scored 6 of the Thunder’s 17 on 2 for 4 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. With 1:16 left, Gilgeous-Alexander stole the ball from James Harden, and his driving dunk off it put the Thunder ahead 106-105.
Danilo Gallinari had 25 points (9 during a 13-0 run in the fourth quarter) and a season-high 13 rebounds, and Schröder added 23 points off the bench. Schröder scored 15 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter. The Thunder had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Rockets, Russell Westbrook had 32 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists on 16 for 24 shooting, his eighth triple-double of the season. Harden had 29 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists but shot 9 for 29.
The Thunder went 20 for 26 at the line to the Rockets’ 12 for 17. The Rockets outscored the Thunder 64-44 in the paint.