Game ID: 22300822
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Houston Rockets
Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
HOU 34 28 21 27 110OKC 31 26 30 36 123
HOU vs OKC ScoutingHOU vs OKC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
HOU availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT VanVleet missed 3 since 2/06, out tonight
BACK Landale back 2/04 after 3, 10 min since (71% of 14)
NEW Thompson 22 to 28 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 2/14 · 1 day's restOUT VanVleet missed 4 since 2/06, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 2 since 2/10, out tonight
BACK Landale back 2/04 after 3, 10 min since (71% of 14)
NEW Thompson 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Holiday 16 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 2/22 · 7 days' restOUT VanVleet missed 5 since 2/06, returns tonight: 30 min (83% of 37)
OUT Whitmore missed 3 since 2/10, returns tonight: 24 min (130% of 19)
OUT Landale missed 2 since 2/12, returns tonight: 12 min (88% of 14)
NEW Thompson 22 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Holiday 16 to 26 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 2/23 · back-to-backBACK VanVleet back 2/22 after 5, 30 min since (83% of 37)
BACK Whitmore back 2/22 after 3, 24 min since (130% of 19)
BACK Landale back 2/10 after 2, 12 min since (91% of 14)
NEW Thompson 22 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Holiday 16 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restBACK VanVleet back 2/22 after 5, 33 min since (91% of 37)
BACK Whitmore back 2/22 after 3, 22 min since (120% of 19)
BACK Landale back 2/10 after 2, 12 min since (91% of 14)
NEW Thompson 22 to 33 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restOUT Tate missed 2 since 2/23, returns tonight: 2 min (16% of 16)
BACK VanVleet back 2/22 after 5, 35 min since (95% of 37)
BACK Whitmore back 2/22 after 3, 21 min since (110% of 19)
BACK Landale back 2/22 after 2, 7 min since (50% of 14)
NEW Thompson 22 to 31 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 2/29 · 1 day's restBACK VanVleet back 2/22 after 5, 35 min since (96% of 37)
BACK Whitmore back 2/22 after 3, 19 min since (104% of 19)
BACK Tate back 2/27 after 2, 2 min since (16% of 16)
BACK Landale back 2/22 after 2, 5 min since (39% of 14)
HOU availability going into 3/02 · 1 day's restBACK VanVleet back 2/22 after 5, 36 min since (98% of 37)
BACK Whitmore back 2/22 after 3, 21 min since (112% of 19)
BACK Tate back 2/27 after 2, 2 min since (16% of 16)
BACK Landale back 2/22 after 2, 6 min since (48% of 14)
HOU availability going into 3/05 · 2 days' restOUT Tate missed 2 since 2/29, out tonight
NEW Smith Jr. 32 to 38 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/11 · back-to-backBACK Jal. Williams back 2/06 after 3, 31 min since (97% of 32)
BACK Joe back 2/10 after 4, 16 min since (89% of 18)
BACK Dieng back 1/31 after 7, 12 min since (121% of 10)
NEW Wiggins 16 to 23 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/13 · 1 day's restBACK Jal. Williams back 2/06 after 3, 33 min since (103% of 32)
BACK Joe back 2/10 after 4, 16 min since (89% of 18)
NEW Wiggins 16 to 22 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/22 · 8 days' restBACK Jal. Williams back 2/06 after 3, 33 min since (104% of 32)
BACK Joe back 2/10 after 4, 15 min since (84% of 18)
NEW Wiggins 16 to 21 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/23 · back-to-backBACK Jal. Williams back 2/06 after 3, 34 min since (106% of 32)
BACK Joe back 2/10 after 4, 16 min since (88% of 18)
OKC availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Joe back 2/10 after 4, 17 min since (93% of 18)
OKC availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 3 since 2/22, out tonight
OKC availability going into 2/29 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 4 since 2/22, out tonight
OKC availability going into 3/03 · 2 days' restOUT Dieng missed 5 since 2/22, out tonight
OKC availability going into 3/04 · back-to-backOUT Dieng missed 6 since 2/22, out tonight
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 117, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Sengun at 18 and Thompson at 15 a game. One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 117, shooting 52 percent and 44 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 44 percent from three to Houston's 34 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-2 a night and OKC minus-4. Call it OKC 118, Houston 115, Houston keeping it close.
2/12 vs NYK 105-103 — HOU notes
HOU won 105-103. HOU shot 45% (36 of 80) to NYK's 46%, 10 of 26 from three, and went to the line 33 times to NYK's 12 — 23 points from the stripe to their 7. HOU turned it over 11 times to NYK's 16. The glass went 39-51 against them. Brooks led with 23 (8 of 15, 6 of 7 from three); Smith Jr. added 20, Sengun 18. The hinge was Q1, 29-22: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
2/14 @ MEM 113-121 — HOU notes
HOU lost 113-121. HOU took 23 more shots (102 to 79), fed by 22 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to MEM's 49%, 11 of 36 from three, and got to the line 28 times to MEM's 41. The glass went 56-46 for them. Brooks led with 19 (5 of 17, 2 of 10 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Sengun added 19, Thompson 19. Q2 was theirs, 28-22, the deficit cut from 15 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 99-85 against them. Holiday's -14 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/22 @ NOP 105-127 — HOU notes
HOU lost 105-127. HOU shot 44% (36 of 82) to NOP's 52%, 15 of 41 from three, and went to the line 28 times to NOP's 18 — 18 points from the stripe to their 11. HOU turned it over 22 times to NOP's 13, and NOP turned those into 16 steals. Thompson led with 22 (9 of 13, 1 of 3 from three); Sengun added 20, Whitmore 13. Q4 was theirs, 26-26, but the other 3 periods went 101-79 against them. VanVleet's -21 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/23 vs PHX 114-110 — HOU notes
HOU won 114-110. HOU shot 40% (37 of 93) to PHX's 40%, 15 of 45 from three. VanVleet led with 23 (7 of 15, 6 of 14 from three); Smith Jr. added 22, Sengun 17. The hinge was Q2, 37-24: HOU came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 5.
2/25 vs OKC 110-123 — HOU notes
HOU lost 110-123. HOU shot 41% (38 of 93) to OKC's 47%, 16 of 41 from three, and went to the line 23 times to OKC's 15 — 18 points from the stripe to their 14. HOU turned it over 18 times to OKC's 9, and OKC turned those into 12 steals. Smith Jr. led with 20 (6 of 15, 4 of 9 from three); VanVleet added 20, Sengun 19. Q1 was theirs, 34-31, but the other 3 periods went 92-76 against them. They led by as many as 16. Brooks's -20 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/27 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 110, shooting 54 percent and 47 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 117, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 29 free throws a game; Sengun at 19 and VanVleet at 17 a game. Without Tate (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 47 percent from three to Houston's 35 and the line, where Houston takes 29 free throws a game to OKC's 21. Call it OKC 122, Houston 110, OKC by 12.
2/29 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 32 free throws a game; Durant at 25 and Booker at 23 a game. Without Beal (4 straight). 3 days' rest. Houston comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 119, shooting 41 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Sengun at 20 and Smith Jr. at 15 a game. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the line, where Phoenix takes 32 free throws a game to Houston's 26 and the arc, Phoenix at 37 percent from three to Houston's 33. Call it Phoenix 118, Houston 111.
3/02 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 32 free throws a game; Booker at 25 and Durant at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Beal (5 straight), Gordon (2 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 116, shooting 39 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; Sengun at 17 and Ja. Green at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-4 a night and Houston minus-1 and the arc, Phoenix at 35 percent from three to Houston's 31. Call it Phoenix 117, Houston 109.
3/05 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 113, shooting 39 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 22 and VanVleet at 19 a game. Without Tate (2 straight). 2 days' rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 25 and Vassell at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 42 percent from three to Houston's 32 and the line, where Houston takes 26 free throws a game to San Antonio's 19. Call it Houston 116, San Antonio 112, San Antonio keeping it close.
2/11 vs SAC 127-113 — OKC notes
OKC won 127-113. OKC shot 54% (46 of 85) to SAC's 49%, 13 of 27 from three, and went to the line 27 times to SAC's 13 — 22 points from the stripe to their 9. OKC turned it over 9 times to SAC's 18. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 38 (15 of 26, 3 of 4 from three, 5 of 9 at the line); Jal. Williams added 32, Dort 17. The hinge was Q2, 38-30: a lead of 2 became 10, and the lead reached 24. Dort was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
2/13 @ ORL 127-113 — OKC notes
OKC won 127-113. OKC shot 55% (46 of 84) to ORL's 45%, 13 of 32 from three. OKC turned it over 11 times to ORL's 16. The glass went 31-48 against them. Jal. Williams led with 33 (12 of 18, 3 of 6 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Gilgeous-Alexander added 32, Holmgren 13. The hinge was Q2, 29-20: OKC came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 8, and the lead reached 21. Wallace was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
2/22 vs LAC 129-107 — OKC notes
OKC won 129-107. OKC shot 56% (50 of 90) to LAC's 45%, 17 of 35 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 31 (12 of 19, 3 of 6 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Dort added 19, Jal. Williams 18. The hinge was Q3, 35-23: a lead of 2 became 14, and the lead reached 22. Wiggins was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/23 vs WAS 147-106 — OKC notes
OKC won 147-106. OKC shot 60% (55 of 92) to WAS's 39%, 20 of 40 from three. The glass went 56-43 for them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 30 (10 of 17, 1 of 3 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Holmgren added 25, Wallace 13. The hinge was Q1, 41-28: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 46. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +38.
2/25 @ HOU 123-110 — OKC notes
OKC won 123-110. OKC shot 47% (46 of 97) to HOU's 41%, 17 of 35 from three, and got to the line 15 times to HOU's 23. OKC turned it over 9 times to HOU's 18. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 36 (13 of 23, 2 of 3 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Holmgren added 29, Jal. Williams 22. The hinge was Q3, 30-21: OKC came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 4, and the lead reached 17. OKC trailed 57-62 at the half and won the second half 66-48. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
2/27 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 110, shooting 54 percent and 47 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 117, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 29 free throws a game; Sengun at 19 and VanVleet at 17 a game. Without Tate (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 47 percent from three to Houston's 35 and the line, where Houston takes 29 free throws a game to OKC's 21. Call it OKC 122, Houston 110, OKC by 12.
2/29 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 22 and Vassell at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 106, shooting 53 percent and 46 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Jal. Williams at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 106 a night to San Antonio's 122 and the arc, OKC at 46 percent from three to San Antonio's 37. Call it OKC 122, San Antonio 111, OKC by 11.
3/03 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 29 free throws a game; Booker at 28 and Durant at 25 a game. Without Gordon (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Holmgren at 22 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 43 percent from three to Phoenix's 35 and the line, where Phoenix takes 29 free throws a game to OKC's 19. Call it OKC 118, Phoenix 114, Phoenix keeping it close.
3/04 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 122, shooting 53 percent and 40 from three, 14 free throws a game; James at 30 and Davis at 25 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Vanderbilt (12 straight), Vincent (34 straight), Wood (6 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Holmgren at 22 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 111 a night to the Lakers' 122 and the glass, where OKC has been plus-1 a night and the Lakers minus-6. Call it OKC 119, the Lakers 117, the Lakers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
GH G. Hayward
IJ I. Joe
JG J. Giddey
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
HOUAH A. Holiday
AS A. Sengun
AT A. Thompson
CW C. Whitmore
DB D. Brooks
FV F. VanVleet
JG J. Green
JS J. Smith Jr.
JG Ja. Green
JG Je. Green
OKC/HOU the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Q1Q2Q3Q47:12 PM7:39 PM8:24 PM8:54 PM9:23 PMHOUOKC-13Smith Jr.Smith Jr. GAME 41:28 20 PTS 100-102 (-2) F2 2-6 3P 4-9 FT 4-4 REB 17 AST 4 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 1Smith Jr. 7:32 9 PTS 24-20 (+4) F2 1-1 3P 2-2 FT 1-1 REB 3 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 07:3224-20+4Smith Jr. 7:25 3 PTS 22-8 (+14) F2 0-0 3P 1-1 FT 0-0 REB 4 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 07:2522-8+14Smith Jr. 11:48 2 PTS 20-29 (-9) F2 0-2 3P 0-2 FT 2-2 REB 8 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 011:4820-29-9Smith Jr. 14:43 6 PTS 34-45 (-11) F2 1-3 3P 1-4 FT 1-1 REB 2 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 114:4334-45-11rr123ar3a3rrarrsr2xrr113xrr3xr2xrtrr123xa2x3f3x3xr2xVanVleetVanVleet GAME 38:07 20 PTS 90-101 (-11) F2 3-6 3P 4-10 FT 2-2 REB 3 AST 3 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 4 PF 2VanVleet 11:00 6 PTS 31-29 (+2) F2 0-0 3P 2-5 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 111:0031-29+2VanVleet 19:03 11 PTS 35-50 (-15) F2 3-6 3P 1-2 FT 2-2 REB 1 AST 1 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 3 PF 119:0335-50-15VanVleet 8:04 3 PTS 24-22 (+2) F2 0-0 3P 1-3 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 08:0424-22+23xrf3a33xtar3xs2x2ft2x2xa2t3x11t3r233x3xBrooksBrooks GAME 33:22 13 PTS 77-97 (-20) F2 0-5 3P 4-5 FT 1-2 REB 2 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 2Brooks 9:19 3 PTS 26-27 (-1) F2 0-1 3P 1-1 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 19:1926-27-1Brooks 15:05 7 PTS 27-41 (-14) F2 0-3 3P 2-2 FT 1-2 REB 1 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 115:0527-41-14Brooks 0:13 0 PTS 0-2 (-2) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0Brooks 8:45 3 PTS 24-27 (-3) F2 0-1 3P 1-2 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 08:4524-27-32x3atfaf3132xr2x2x3r3x2xJa. GreenJa. Green GAME 31:52 11 PTS 77-90 (-13) F2 4-8 3P 1-5 FT 0-0 REB 7 AST 4 STL 0 BLK 2 TO 2 PF 1Ja. Green 9:19 2 PTS 26-27 (-1) F2 1-3 3P 0-1 FT 0-0 REB 3 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 2 TO 0 PF 09:1926-27-1Ja. Green 5:59 3 PTS 14-17 (-3) F2 0-0 3P 1-3 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 05:5914-17-3Ja. Green 7:49 4 PTS 13-19 (-6) F2 2-4 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 07:4913-19-6Ja. Green 8:45 2 PTS 24-27 (-3) F2 1-1 3P 0-1 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 2 PF 18:4524-27-3b2x3xrabra2x2r33x3xr2xr222xta2frt3xraSengunSengun GAME 29:30 19 PTS 70-74 (-4) F2 5-9 3P 1-3 FT 6-7 REB 12 AST 2 STL 1 BLK 1 TO 6 PF 4Sengun 9:19 6 PTS 26-27 (-1) F2 1-4 3P 1-2 FT 1-2 REB 2 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 19:1926-27-1Sengun 2:05 0 PTS 5-5 (+0) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 2+0Sengun 2:09 0 PTS 3-6 (-3) F2 0-1 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 0-3Sengun 6:25 0 PTS 11-12 (-1) F2 0-0 3P 0-1 FT 0-0 REB 4 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 3 PF 111-12-1Sengun 9:32 13 PTS 25-24 (+1) F2 4-4 3P 0-0 FT 5-5 REB 5 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 09:3225-24+12xr3ft3x22x12xsrftrf2xtrttrr3xbrft2aarr11r1122r12rThompsonThompson GAME 21:04 6 PTS 43-53 (-10) F2 2-8 3P 0-2 FT 2-4 REB 6 AST 1 STL 2 BLK 3 TO 1 PF 3Thompson 9:12 3 PTS 24-15 (+9) F2 1-1 3P 0-1 FT 1-3 REB 4 AST 1 STL 1 BLK 2 TO 1 PF 19:1224-15+9Thompson 2:35 3 PTS 6-11 (-5) F2 1-3 3P 0-0 FT 1-1 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 1-5Thompson 0:27 0 PTS 0-0 (+0) F2 0-0 3P 0-1 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 0 PF 0Thompson 7:22 0 PTS 12-25 (-13) F2 0-4 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 112-25-13Thompson 1:28 0 PTS 1-2 (-1) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0-1sbrar3xr2fb1rt122x2xfb3xr2xs2xr2xf2xWhitmoreWhitmore GAME 16:44 12 PTS 38-33 (+5) F2 3-5 3P 1-4 FT 3-4 REB 3 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 1 TO 2 PF 3Whitmore 9:18 11 PTS 27-13 (+14) F2 3-3 3P 1-3 FT 2-2 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 0 PF 19:1827-13+14Whitmore 5:58 0 PTS 10-18 (-8) F2 0-2 3P 0-1 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 2 PF 2-8Whitmore 1:28 1 PTS 1-2 (-1) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 1-2 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0-132f3x3x2br211frftrt3x2xs2x1Je. 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Gilgeous-Alexander has 36 as Thunder win 5th straight with 123-110 victory over Rockets
HOUSTON -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points and Chet Holmgren added 29 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 123-110 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night.
The Thunder won their fifth straight to move into a tie with Minnesota for first place in the Western Conference.
Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault was impressed with how his team responded after falling behind by 16 points in the second quarter.
“We had some poise, but it was more urgency,” he said. “I thought tonight was a recognition of, if we kept playing like that, they could have run us off the floor.”
Oklahoma City was up by eight points with less than seven minutes left before scoring the next nine points, capped by 3-pointers from Jalen Williams and Gilgeous-Alexander to push the advantage to 115-98 with 3 ½ minutes to go.
Fred VanVleet and Jabari Smith Jr. had 20 points apiece for the Rockets in the first of consecutive games between these teams. Alperen Sengun added 19 points and 12 rebounds, while Smith led the team with 17 boards.
“They tightened up a little bit and we didn't execute as well as we needed to,” VanVleet said. “That's the way it goes sometimes.”
The teams meet again Tuesday night in Oklahoma City.
The Thunder held a four-point lead to start the fourth and used a 12-2 run to push their advantage to 99-85 with 9 ½ minutes to go. Holmgren had the first nine points in that span and had two dunks and a 3-pointer.
Houston got within 104-95 a couple of minutes later. Dillon Brooks and VanVleet both made 3s for Houston to trim the deficit, but the Rockets were unable to get any closer.
“Once we got the ball churning and moving… that got us flowing,” Holmgren said. “But it started with defense, getting stops and allowing us to get out in transition.”
The Rockets were up by nine with about eight minutes to go in the third before Oklahoma City used a 16-2 run to take an 80-75 lead with less than three minutes left in the quarter.
“The physicality we really amped up midway through the second quarter,” Daigneault said. “That was the game right there and we really kept it going in the second half.”
Williams started the run with a 3-pointer and Isaiah Joe added a 3 in that stretch to allow the Thunder to go on top.
The Rockets scored the next six points to regain the lead, but Oklahoma City ended the quarter with a 7-2 run to take an 87-83 lead in the fourth.
“Obviously you have to execute better offensively to give yourself a chance,” VanVleet said. “Scoring 21 in the third hurt us a little bit momentum-wise.”