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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thunder | 28 | 32 | 36 | 20 | 116 |
 Rockets | 33 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 119 |
OKCTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | 42-9444.7% | 13-3933.3% | 19-2576.0% | 46 | 30 | 7 |
| HOU | 38-9241.3% | 13-3735.1% | 30-3976.9% | 51 | 20 | 10 |
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Houston Rockets119| 40 | 15 | 6-15 | 3-9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 38 | 20 | 7-17 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | +6.5 | |||||||
| 35 | 38, Season high (his best before, 28) | 10-19 | 5-9 | 13-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +10.0 | |||||
| 34 | 9 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −8.5 | ||||||
| 29 | 16 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.7 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 9 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −5.7 | ||||||
| 24 | 6 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 1-2 | −6 | −2.8 | ||||||||
| 10 | 5 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −1.2 | |||
| 4 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.3 | ||
| Team | 119 | 38-9241.3% | 13-3735.1% | 51 | 20 | 10 | 21 | 30-3976.9% | 15 | 3 | 6 | |||
Bench 21 points on 7 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Cam Whitmore, Aaron Holiday, Jock Landale, Jeff Green, Jack McVeigh and Jae'Sean Tate (coach’s decision).
Oklahoma City Thunder116| 37 | 22 | 7-21 | 2-7 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | −0.6 | |||||||
| 36 | 32 | 10-19 | 3-7 | 9-11 | 0 | +6 | +10.2 | |||||||
| 36 | 14 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.0 | |||||
| 30 | 19 | 9-12 | 0-1 | 1-3 | −7 | +7.4 | ||||||||
| 27 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | +2 | +0.4 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 13 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.3 | |||
| 15 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −3.4 | |||
| 13 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −5.8 | ||||
| 11 | 5 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +0.5 | |||
| 7 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −5.7 | |||||
| Team | 116 | 42-9444.7% | 13-3933.3% | 46 | 30 | 7 | 26 | 19-2576.0% | 11 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 23 points on 9 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Adam Flagler and Branden Carlson (coach’s decision).
Rockets119Thunder116ClickTap 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.
Fred VanVleet scored 38 points, and the Houston Rockets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-116.
Dillon Brooks’ 9-foot pull-up jumper put the Rockets ahead for good with 33 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
The Thunder had the ball down 3, but Jalen Williams missed a 31-foot fadeaway 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Rockets outscored the Thunder 17-12. VanVleet scored 12 of the Rockets’ 17 on 3 for 7 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line.
Alperen Sengun had 20 points (14 in the paint), 14 rebounds and 9 assists.
For the Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 32 points (15 in the third quarter) and 8 rebounds, and Jalen Williams added 22 points and 7 assists but shot 7 for 21. Isaiah Hartenstein had 19 points and 13 rebounds on 9 for 12 shooting.
The Rockets went 30 for 39 at the line to the Thunder’s 19 for 25. The Thunder forced 10 turnovers, about 10 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Rockets’ starters outscored the Thunder 48-37 in 17 minutes together. Luguentz Dort fouled out.
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).
89 points from the field on 91 shots: 10.2 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-26 | 50.0% | 66% |
| In the paint | 10-19 | 52.6% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 2-10 | 20.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-13 | 30.8% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-24 | 37.5% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cason Wallace | 25 | 16 | 5-8 | +10 |
| Luguentz Dort | 15 | 3 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Jalen Williams | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Aaron Wiggins | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 16 | 4-7 | +12 |
The tracking credits him with 38 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 35 | 15 | 6-13 | +4 |
| Jalen Williams | 10 | 1 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Luguentz Dort | 7 | 2 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Kenrich Williams | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 2 | 1-3 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 28 | 11 | 4-7 | +5 |
| Jalen Williams | 14 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Aaron Wiggins | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 59 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
50/50
HOU
Highest Leverage Moments
Wallace 26' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Hartenstein 4 AST)
Q4 1:04
29.7%
85→55
VanVleet 33' 3PT Jump Shot (34 PTS) (Ja. Green 3 AST)
Q4 1:29
26.7%
58→85
Wallace 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Hartenstein 3 AST)
Q4 3:18
25.7%
55→29
VanVleet 29' 3PT Jump Shot (31 PTS) (Sengun 8 AST)
Q4 2:58
24.0%
29→53
Sengun Tip Layup Shot (20 PTS)
Q4 2:14
22.7%
34→56
