Game ID: 22300841
Houston Rockets @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 28 32 24 28 112HOU 29 21 24 21 95
HOU @ OKC ScoutingHOU @ 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.
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
OKC availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Jay. Williams missed 2 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Dieng missed 7 since 2/22, out tonight
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
HOU availability going into 3/06 · back-to-backOUT Tate missed 3 since 2/29, returns tonight: 6 min (36% of 16)
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.
2/13 @ 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 112-95 — OKC notes
OKC won 112-95. OKC shot 47% (44 of 93) to HOU's 39%, 10 of 27 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 31 (11 of 21, 4 of 6 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Jal. Williams added 24, Holmgren 18. The hinge was Q2, 32-21: OKC came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 20. Jay. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
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.
3/06 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 102, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 17 free throws a game; Simons at 21 and Grant at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Sharpe (23 straight), Ayton (3 straight), Henderson (6 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-9 a night and OKC minus-5 and the turnovers, Portland giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 9. Call it OKC 112, Portland 111, Portland keeping it close.
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 95-112 — HOU notes
HOU lost 95-112. HOU shot 39% (37 of 95) to OKC's 47%, 9 of 39 from three. Sengun led with 23 (8 of 13, 7 of 12 at the line); Smith Jr. added 18, Ja. Green 16. Q1 was theirs, 29-28, but the other 3 periods went 84-66 against them. VanVleet's -17 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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.
3/06 vs LAC — 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 111, shooting 41 percent and 30 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 24 and Sengun at 23 a game. Without Tate (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and George at 22 a game. Without Westbrook (2 straight), Tucker (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-1 a night and the Clippers minus-3. Call it Houston 113, the Clippers 112, the Clippers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
HOUAH A. Holiday
AS A. Sengun
AT A. Thompson
CW C. Whitmore
DB D. Brooks
FV F. VanVleet
JG J. Green
JL J. Landale
JS J. Smith Jr.
JT J. Tate
JG Ja. Green
JG Je. Green
RB R. Bullock Jr.
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
KJ K. Johnson
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
HOU/OKC 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
Q1Q2Q3Q410:05 PM10:35 PM11:27 PM11:56 PM12:22 AMOKCHOU+17Jal. WilliamsJal. Williams GAME 34:52 24 PTS 81-76 (+5) F2 9-14 3P 2-3 FT 0-0 REB 5 AST 5 STL 2 BLK 2 TO 3 PF 1Jal. Williams 6:48 5 PTS 17-18 (-1) F2 1-2 3P 1-2 FT 0-0 REB 3 AST 2 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 017-18-1Jal. Williams 8:16 9 PTS 22-19 (+3) F2 3-5 3P 1-1 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 1 PF 08:1622-19+3Jal. Williams 9:45 4 PTS 19-22 (-3) F2 2-2 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 1 STL 1 BLK 1 TO 2 PF 09:4519-22-3Jal. Williams 10:03 6 PTS 23-17 (+6) F2 3-5 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 110:0323-17+63xraasr2r32x2xb222t2x3s2trtab22x22a2r2xafHolmgrenHolmgren GAME 33:36 18 PTS 79-69 (+10) F2 5-9 3P 1-4 FT 5-5 REB 13 AST 2 STL 1 BLK 3 TO 2 PF 4Holmgren 6:48 2 PTS 17-18 (-1) F2 1-1 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 3 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 2 TO 1 PF 16:4817-18-1Holmgren 8:47 7 PTS 22-19 (+3) F2 1-2 3P 1-2 FT 2-2 REB 2 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 08:4722-19+3Holmgren 7:58 5 PTS 17-15 (+2) F2 1-2 3P 0-2 FT 3-3 REB 2 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 0 PF 117-15+2Holmgren 10:03 4 PTS 23-17 (+6) F2 2-4 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 6 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 210:0323-17+6fbr2srtbr32r2x3xr11r113xr3x12fab2xrft2x2r2rrafr2xrSGASGA GAME 31:51 31 PTS 71-65 (+6) F2 7-15 3P 4-6 FT 5-6 REB 8 AST 3 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 2 PF 2SGA 12:00 10 PTS 28-29 (-1) F2 2-3 3P 1-3 FT 3-4 REB 0 AST 3 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 012:0028-29-1SGA 16:13 16 PTS 36-28 (+8) F2 4-8 3P 2-2 FT 2-2 REB 7 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 216:1336-28+8SGA 3:38 5 PTS 7-8 (-1) F2 1-4 3P 1-1 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0-1a3x3xa13211s22xtafr3r11rr2xfr2tr22x2xr232x22x2xr22x3DortDort GAME 21:33 3 PTS 50-46 (+4) F2 0-4 3P 1-5 FT 0-0 REB 3 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 1 PF 1Dort 8:24 0 PTS 22-22 (+0) F2 0-1 3P 0-2 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 18:2422-22+0Dort 12:17 3 PTS 25-24 (+1) F2 0-3 3P 1-3 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 1 PF 012:1725-24+1Dort 0:52 0 PTS 3-0 (+3) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 03x3xfr2xrra3xb2xt2x3x32xfGiddeyGiddey GAME 20:12 14 PTS 48-44 (+4) F2 5-8 3P 1-3 FT 1-2 REB 7 AST 4 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 3 PF 1Giddey 6:48 9 PTS 17-18 (-1) F2 4-5 3P 0-1 FT 1-2 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 017-18-1Giddey 2:37 0 PTS 5-6 (-1) F2 0-1 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 1-1Giddey 1:18 0 PTS 3-2 (+1) F2 0-0 3P 0-1 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0+1Giddey 6:17 3 PTS 11-13 (-2) F2 0-0 3P 1-1 FT 0-0 REB 4 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 2 PF 011-13-2Giddey 0:21 0 PTS 2-0 (+2) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 0Giddey 2:51 2 PTS 10-5 (+5) F2 1-2 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0+5r2223x122xrar2xf3xrrt3rart2a2xHaywardHayward GAME 18:55 5 PTS 45-38 (+7) F2 2-5 3P 0-0 FT 1-1 REB 4 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 1Hayward 7:47 0 PTS 20-17 (+3) F2 0-1 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 17:4720-17+3Hayward 8:39 2 PTS 20-15 (+5) F2 1-2 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 08:3920-15+5Hayward 2:29 3 PTS 5-6 (-1) F2 1-2 3P 0-0 FT 1-1 REB 2 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0-12xfr2x2r122xrrJay. WilliamsJay. Williams GAME 18:51 5 PTS 48-34 (+14) F2 1-1 3P 1-1 FT 0-0 REB 3 AST 2 STL 1 BLK 1 TO 0 PF 2Jay. Williams 3:59 0 PTS 9-6 (+3) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 19-6+3Jay. Williams 5:10 2 PTS 15-11 (+4) F2 1-1 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 15:1015-11+4Jay. Williams 2:01 3 PTS 6-2 (+4) F2 0-0 3P 1-1 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0+4Jay. Williams 0:01 0 PTS 0-0 (+0) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0Jay. Williams 5:11 0 PTS 13-9 (+4) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 2 STL 1 BLK 1 TO 0 PF 013-9+4Jay. 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Gilgeous-Alexander scores 31 as Thunder top Rockets 112-95 for 6th straight win
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Houston Rockets 112-95 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight win.
Jalen Williams had 24 points and Chet Holmgren added 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Thunder, who are tied with Minnesota for the best record in the Western Conference.
The Thunder outrebounded the Rockets 55-46.
“I think we brought physicality from the jump tonight,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “We didn’t have our best offensive game, but we brought the fight to them in the beginning. We were able to kind of get a lead and maintain the lead for most of the night because of it.”
Alperen Sengun had 23 points and 11 rebounds and Jabari Smith Jr. added 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Rockets, who also lost to the Thunder on Sunday. Oklahoma City packed the paint against the Rockets in the rematch and held them to 38.9% shooting from the field.
“They take away the pocket, obviously, and collapse and crowd, and you get a bunch of wide-open looks," Houston coach Ime Udoka said. "You don’t make that stuff and it stresses everything else out and causes us to force it a little bit too much individually. So we love the looks we got — a lot of wide-open ones — and didn’t shoot it well tonight at all. So, you've got to live with the shots, but, play better.”
Houston fell apart late in the first half. With the Thunder leading 54-48, Rockets guard Fred VanVleet was whistled for a foul on a drive by Holmgren. Udoka challenged the call and was unsuccessful, then Smith and Udoka were called for technical fouls — Smith for questioning the integrity of the officials and Udoka for profanity directed toward the officials.
So instead of Houston trailing by six and getting the ball with a successful challenge, Oklahoma City made four free throws to extend its lead to 10. The Thunder led 60-50 at the break after closing the half on a 12-2 run.
Early in the third quarter, Holmgren caught a lob from Williams, dunked it two-handed behind his head and was fouled . Holmgren made the free throw to put the Thunder up 65-56.
Lu Dort missed his first seven shots before hitting a 3-pointer that put Oklahoma City up 71-61 and prompted Udoka to call a timeout. The Thunder led 84-74 at the end of the third as Gilgeous-Alexander scored nine points in a three-minute span late in the quarter.
“Just take what the defense gives me and trust my work," he said. "There’s moments, and you can feel it when you’ve got it going and you should be aggressive. And there’s also moments when you need your teammates and you've got to kind of play the game. And it’s something that I notice and I try to work on every game, every day. And I’ve definitely gotten better.”
A driving dunk by Williams after a bounce pass from Josh Giddey put the Thunder ahead 96-79. A lob from Holmgren to new Thunder player Gordon Hayward made it 98-81, and Oklahoma City remained in control from there.
“Bottom line is play better,” Udoka said. "They had three or four guys play better than ours.”