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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thunder | 20 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 108 |
 Rockets | 28 | 40 | 36 | 19 | 123 |
OKCTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | 37-8444.0% | 13-3537.1% | 21-2584.0% | 46 | 22 | 12 |
| HOU | 43-8948.3% | 20-5238.5% | 17-1989.5% | 36 | 25 | 7 |
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Houston Rockets123| 34 | 11 | 4-9 | 3-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −0.3 | |||||
| 34 | 37 | 12-22 | 6-13 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +10.5 | ||||||
| 31 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −6.6 | |||||||
| 30 | 21 | 7-17 | 2-6 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.8 | |||||
| 29 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −1.6 | ||||
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| 32 | 22 | 8-12 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +28 | +7.1 | ||||||
| 24 | 14 | 5-8 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +27 | +3.4 | ||||
| 19 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −2.8 | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.6 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +2.1 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.5 | |
| Team | 123 | 43-8948.3% | 20-5238.5% | 36 | 25 | 7 | 26 | 17-1989.5% | 4 | 4 | 1 | |||
Bench 42 points on 15 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Tyson Chandler and Luc Mbah a Moute (coach’s decision).
Oklahoma City Thunder108| 37 | 20 | 7-14 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +3.8 | ||||||
| 35 | 9 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −6.3 | ||||||
| 33 | 29 | 9-17 | 2-5 | 9-9 | 0 | −11 | +6.9 | |||||||
| 28 | 17 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +3.2 | ||||||
| 15 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +0.7 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 6 | 3-12 | 0-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −11.0 | ||||
| 17 | 9 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +1.4 | |||||
| 15 | 7 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.9 | |||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.5 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | −2.2 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −2.0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.5 | |
| Team | 108 | 37-8444.0% | 13-3537.1% | 46 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 21-2584.0% | 7 | 2 | 3 | |||
Bench 27 points on 10 for 29 shooting
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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.
James Harden had 37 points and 11 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 123-108 for a 1-0 lead in the first-round series.
The Rockets took control with a 25-9 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 23.
Jeff Green scored 22 points on 8 for 12 shooting off the bench, and Eric Gordon added 21 points (14 in the second quarter). The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Thunder, Danilo Gallinari scored 29 points (12 in the second quarter), and Chris Paul added 20 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.
The Rockets shot 48.3% from the field and 38.5% from 3 to the Thunder’s 44.0% and 37.1%. The Rockets made 20 3-pointers, 6 of them by Harden and 4 by Ben McLemore. The Thunder forced 7 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions.
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).
106 points from the field on 89 shots: 8.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-22 | 77.3% | 64% |
| In the paint | 5-12 | 41.7% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 1-3 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 11-24 | 45.8% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-28 | 32.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schröder | 27 | 8 | 3-6 | −4 |
| Terrance Ferguson | 17 | 8 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Danilo Gallinari | 6 | 6 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Steven Adams | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 14 | 4-8 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 32 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danilo Gallinari | 15 | 7 | 3-5 | +3 |
| Steven Adams | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Nerlens Noel | 9 | 9 | 3-3 | +7 |
| Dennis Schröder | 9 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 2 | 1-1 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 20 | 7 | 3-7 | +2 |
| Chris Paul | 14 | 2 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Dennis Schröder | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Hamidou Diallo | 6 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 7 | 3-9 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 14 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
Gordon 30' 3PT Running Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
Q2 7:21
10.4%
78→88
Paul 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
Q2 8:44
9.8%
92→82
Adams 1' Layup (15 PTS)
Q3 10:20
9.8%
92→82
Covington 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 3 AST)
Q3 10:01
9.8%
82→92
McLemore 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
Q1 0:21
8.5%
62→71
