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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 100 |
 Thunder | 24 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 104 |
HOUTeam statsOKC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 38-8445.2% | 15-4434.1% | 9-1275.0% | 41 | 19 | 22 |
| OKC | 38-8942.7% | 12-3633.3% | 16-1888.9% | 51 | 17 | 19 |
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Oklahoma City Thunder104| 40 | 28 | 10-20 | 3-6 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +20 | +8.0 | |||||
| 39 | 10 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −8.5 | ||||||
| 31 | 6 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −2.2 | |||||||
| 28 | 25 | 9-17 | 4-9 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +7.7 | |||||
| 20 | 13 | 5-9 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0 | −2 | −3.4 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 37 | 12 | 5-16 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 0 | +6 | −8.9 | |||||||
| 22 | 8 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +2.6 | ||||
| 17 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | −1.8 | ||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −4.9 | ||||
| Team | 104 | 38-8942.7% | 12-3633.3% | 51 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16-1888.9% | 10 | 10 | 3 | |||
Bench 22 points on 7 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Andre Roberson, Hamidou Diallo, Abdel Nader and Mike Muscala (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets100| 39 | 32 | 11-22 | 3-11 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +4.4 | ||||||
| 38 | 9 | 3-8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | +4 | −1.3 | ||||||||
| 38 | 18 | 7-11 | 4-6 | 0 | 0-0 | −9 | +8.1 | |||||||
| 35 | 9 | 3-12 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 0 | −10 | −6.5 | |||||||
| 27 | 17 | 8-15 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −6.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 12 | 5-9 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.9 | |||||
| 18 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −7.3 | ||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −3.4 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.8 | |
| Team | 100 | 38-8445.2% | 15-4434.1% | 41 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 9-1275.0% | 4 | 14 | 5 | |||
Bench 15 points on 6 for 16 shooting
Did not play: DeMarre Carroll, Tyson Chandler, Michael Frazier II and Bruno Caboclo (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.
Chris Paul scored 28 points (15 in the fourth quarter), and the Oklahoma City Thunder closed the fourth quarter on a 12-2 run to beat the Houston Rockets 104-100 to force Game 7 of the first-round series.
The Rockets went on an 18-4 run to lead 98-92 with 4:19 left in the fourth quarter. Paul’s 2 free throws put the Thunder ahead for good with 13 seconds left. He scored 8 points during the run.
Danilo Gallinari’s 2 free throws with 3.8 seconds left made it 104-100 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Thunder outscored the Rockets 9-6. Paul (No. 1 in clutch points, 2019-20) scored 5 of the Thunder’s 9 on 1 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Paul had 2 of his 3 steals, both with the game within five points.
Gallinari scored 25 points (12 in the third quarter).
For the Rockets, James Harden had 32 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, and Robert Covington added 18 points, 5 steals and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook scored 17 points.
The Thunder grabbed 10 offensive rebounds to the Rockets’ 4. The Rockets turned it over 22 times, about 7 more than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Thunder 20-5 on the fast break.
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 14% (4th quarter, 3:35 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
88 points from the field on 89 shots: 1.5 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 9-16 | 56.3% | 64% |
| In the paint | 7-22 | 31.8% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 10-15 | 66.7% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-13 | 23.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-23 | 39.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danuel House Jr. | 17 | 9 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Eric Gordon | 16 | 2 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Robert Covington | 12 | 8 | 2-6 | +5 |
| James Harden | 11 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 28 | 4 | 2-7 | −4 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Covington | 17 | 0 | 0-2 | −5 |
| P.J. Tucker | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| James Harden | 10 | 10 | 4-4 | +7 |
| Russell Westbrook | 8 | 5 | 1-4 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 8 | 4-6 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 17 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Russell Westbrook | 7 | 6 | 2-3 | +5 |
| Eric Gordon | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Jeff Green | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 38 possessions. He usually scores about 6 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.
OKC win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Westbrook 3' Driving Layup (17 PTS) (Gordon 6 AST)
Q4 1:09
27.1%
57→29
Paul Free Throw 1 of 2 (27 PTS)
Q4 0:13
26.0%
53→79
Schroder 4' Driving Layup (12 PTS)
Q4 1:00
25.7%
29→55
Paul 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (26 PTS)
Q4 2:57
24.0%
29→53
Covington 26' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Gordon 5 AST)
Q4 6:00
19.1%
62→43
