Chet Holmgren scored 29 points (19 in the fourth quarter), and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 16 points down in the second quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 123-110 for their fifth straight win.
The Thunder trailed 56-40 with 5:00 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Rockets 83-54 the rest of the way.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 36 points (18 in the paint), 7 assists and 3 steals, and Jalen Williams added 22 points. Holmgren scored 19 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter. The Thunder had 3 20-point scorers. Gilgeous-Alexander and Holmgren set each other up for 7 baskets and 16 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Rockets, Jabari Smith Jr. had 20 points and 17 rebounds, and Fred VanVleet added 20 points.
The Thunder shot 47.4% from the field and 48.6% from 3 to the Rockets’ 40.9% and 39.0%. The Rockets turned it over 18 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Thunder 20-2 on the fast break. The Thunder were outscored 14-4 in 5 minutes with Hayward, Williams, Giddey, Williams and Wallace on the floor together.