Game ID: 22301057
Houston Rockets @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
OKC 17 33 35 27 14 126HOU 28 21 31 32 20 132
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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 3/20 · 3 days' restOUT Dieng missed 3 since 3/12, returns tonight: 4 min (41% of 10)
BACK Jay. Williams back 3/08 after 3, 11 min since (85% of 13)
NEW Hayward 15 to 20 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restBACK Dieng back 3/10 after 9, 8 min since (80% of 10)
OKC availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restBACK Dieng back 3/20 after 3, 4 min since (41% of 10)
NEW Hayward 15 to 21 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 3/26 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 2 since 3/22, out tonight
OKC availability going into 3/27 · back-to-backOUT Dieng missed 3 since 3/22, out tonight
OKC availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 4 since 3/22, out tonight
NEW K. Williams 14 to 20 min over the last 4
OKC availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Gilgeous-Alexande missed 2 since 3/27, returns tonight: 35 min (101% of 35)
OUT Dieng missed 5 since 3/22, out tonight
NEW K. Williams 14 to 20 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 6 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Gilgeous-Alexande back 3/31 after 2, 35 min since (101% of 35)
NEW Wiggins 16 to 21 min over the last 4
OKC availability going into 4/03 · back-to-backOUT Dieng missed 7 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Gilgeous-Alexande back 3/31 after 2, 35 min since (101% of 35)
NEW Wiggins 16 to 24 min over the last 4
HOU availability going into 3/19 · 2 days' restOUT Whitmore missed 3 since 3/12, out tonight
BACK Je. Green back 3/10 after 2, 16 min since (95% of 17)
BACK Tate back 3/12 after 2, 13 min since (84% of 16)
NEW Landale 14 to 20 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Whitmore missed 4 since 3/12, out tonight
BACK Je. Green back 3/10 after 2, 16 min since (97% of 17)
BACK Tate back 3/12 after 2, 14 min since (86% of 16)
NEW Landale 14 to 21 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Whitmore missed 5 since 3/12, out tonight
BACK Tate back 3/12 after 2, 12 min since (73% of 16)
NEW Landale 14 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Whitmore missed 6 since 3/12, out tonight
NEW Thompson 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Landale 14 to 22 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Whitmore missed 7 since 3/12, out tonight
NEW Thompson 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Je. Green 17 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Landale 14 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Whitmore missed 8 since 3/12, out tonight
NEW Ja. Green 32 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Landale 14 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Whitmore missed 9 since 3/12, returns tonight: 22 min (118% of 19)
NEW Ja. Green 32 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 22 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Je. Green 17 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Landale 14 to 24 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restBACK Whitmore back 3/31 after 9, 22 min since (118% of 19)
NEW Ja. Green 32 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Landale 14 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restBACK Whitmore back 3/31 after 9, 23 min since (121% of 19)
NEW Ja. Green 32 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Landale 14 to 23 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 22 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 32 and VanVleet at 16 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Whitmore (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 39 percent from three to OKC's 33. Call it OKC 116, Houston 115, Houston keeping it close.
3/20 vs UTA 119-107 — OKC notes
OKC won 119-107. OKC shot 49% (43 of 88) to UTA's 44%, 10 of 34 from three, and went to the line 29 times to UTA's 18 — 23 points from the stripe to their 17. OKC turned it over 10 times to UTA's 15. Holmgren led with 35 (12 of 18, 1 of 5 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Gilgeous-Alexander added 31, Jal. Williams 18. The hinge was Q4, 37-27: a lead of 2 became 12, and the lead reached 19. OKC trailed 53-54 at the half and won the second half 66-53. Jal. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
3/22 @ TOR 123-103 — OKC notes
OKC won 123-103. OKC shot 51% (48 of 95) to TOR's 53%, 12 of 32 from three. OKC turned it over 15 times to TOR's 27. The glass went 46-36 for them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 23 (9 of 20, 1 of 5 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Jal. Williams added 20, Holmgren 18. The hinge was Q2, 35-21: OKC came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 7, and the lead reached 22. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
3/24 @ MIL 93-118 — OKC notes
OKC lost 93-118. OKC shot 37% (33 of 89) to MIL's 53%, 10 of 43 from three, and went to the line 22 times to MIL's 14 — 17 points from the stripe to their 9. The glass went 37-57 against them. Giddey led with 19 (7 of 12, 4 of 6 from three); Jal. Williams added 18, Gilgeous-Alexander 12. Q2 was theirs, 25-23, the deficit cut from 3 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 95-68 against them. Dort's -18 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/26 @ NOP 119-112 — OKC notes
OKC won 119-112. OKC shot 53% (46 of 86) to NOP's 45%, 15 of 34 from three, and got to the line 14 times to NOP's 23. Jal. Williams led with 26 (9 of 18, 3 of 6 from three); Giddey added 25, Gilgeous-Alexander 24. The hinge was Q2, 40-24: OKC came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 15, and the lead reached 20. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
3/27 vs HOU 126-132 — OKC notes
OKC lost 126-132 in 1 overtime. OKC shot 49% (47 of 96) to HOU's 48%, 14 of 38 from three. Giddey led with 31 (12 of 20, 0 of 3 from three, 7 of 11 at the line); Jal. Williams added 23, Joe 17. Q2 was theirs, 33-21, turning a 11-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 4 periods went 111-93 against them. Jal. Williams's -14 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/29 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 22 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 105, shooting 53 percent and 47 from three, 14 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Durant at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Okogie (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 47 percent from three to OKC's 34 and the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-8 a night and OKC minus-1. Call it OKC 115, Phoenix 114, Phoenix keeping it close.
3/31 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and DiVincenzo at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Anunoby (6 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Giddey at 22 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. Without Gilgeous-Alexander (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and OKC minus-1 and the defense, New York allowing 107 a night to OKC's 114. Call it New York 116, OKC 112, OKC keeping it close.
4/02 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 44 from three, 16 free throws a game; Maxey at 24 and Harris at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Embiid (29 straight), Melton (17 straight), Covington (43 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Jal. Williams at 23 and Giddey at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-6 a night and OKC minus-3 and the arc, Philadelphia at 44 percent from three to OKC's 38. Call it Philadelphia 116, OKC 113, OKC keeping it close.
4/03 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 28 and Brown at 20 a game. One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Jal. Williams at 24 and Giddey at 21 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 118, OKC 113.
3/19 @ WAS 137-114 — HOU notes
HOU won 137-114. HOU shot 52% (47 of 91) to WAS's 43%, 13 of 39 from three, and went to the line 36 times to WAS's 20 — 30 points from the stripe to their 15. Ja. Green led with 42 (12 of 21, 7 of 13 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); Thompson added 25, Smith Jr. 18. The hinge was Q3, 41-25: a lead of 3 became 19, and the lead reached 25. Thompson was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
3/21 vs CHI 127-117 — HOU notes
HOU won 127-117. HOU shot 51% (47 of 93) to CHI's 45%, 17 of 45 from three. J. Green led with 26 (10 of 22, 4 of 12 from three); Brooks added 23, Landale 17. The hinge was Q1, 42-28: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Je. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
3/23 vs UTA 147-119 — HOU notes
HOU won 147-119. HOU shot 56% (54 of 97) to UTA's 45%, 27 of 49 from three, and got to the line 14 times to UTA's 33. Ja. Green led with 41 (15 of 22, 7 of 11 from three); VanVleet added 34, Je. Green 21. The hinge was Q1, 47-21: from level to 26 ahead, and the lead reached 35. Ja. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
3/25 vs POR 110-92 — HOU notes
HOU won 110-92. HOU shot 40% (37 of 93) to POR's 41%, 12 of 39 from three, and went to the line 25 times to POR's 15 — 24 points from the stripe to their 13. HOU turned it over 8 times to POR's 16. Ja. Green led with 27 (9 of 26, 4 of 12 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Landale added 17, VanVleet 15. The hinge was Q3, 33-20: HOU came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 9, and the lead reached 20. HOU trailed 47-51 at the half and won the second half 63-41. Landale was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
3/27 @ OKC 132-126 — HOU notes
HOU won 132-126 in 1 overtime. HOU shot 48% (50 of 104) to OKC's 49%, 15 of 43 from three. Ja. Green led with 37 (14 of 24, 7 of 11 from three); Thompson added 25, Brooks 20. The hinge was Q1, 28-17: from level to 11 ahead. HOU trailed 49-50 at the half and won the second half 83-76. Ja. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
3/29 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 29 from three, 23 free throws a game; Markkanen at 27 and Sexton at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Lofton Jr. (9 straight), Dunn (2 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 35 and Thompson at 16 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Whitmore (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 39 percent from three to Utah's 29 and the defense, Houston allowing 114 a night to Utah's 122. Call it Houston 121, Utah 114.
3/31 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 33 and VanVleet at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Whitmore (9 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 102, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Dončić at 27 and Irving at 25 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Green (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Dallas allowing 102 a night to Houston's 111. Call it Houston 115, Dallas 113, Dallas keeping it close.
4/02 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 100, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Edwards at 19 and Conley at 17 a game. Without Towns (12 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 30 and VanVleet at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 100 a night to Houston's 112. Call it Minnesota 113, Houston 108.
4/04 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 27 and Smith Jr. at 19 a game. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 99, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 10 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Thompson at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Kuminga (4 straight), Šarić (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Houston takes 22 free throws a game to Golden State's 10 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-6 a night and Houston minus-2. Call it Golden State 112, Houston 111, Houston 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
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
MM M. Muscala
HOUAH A. Holiday
AT A. Thompson
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.
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
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT18:13 PM8:40 PM9:23 PM9:56 PM10:34 PMOKCHOU-6Jal. WilliamsJal. Williams GAME 37:39 23 PTS 86-100 (-14) F2 6-13 3P 3-10 FT 2-2 REB 5 AST 10 STL 2 BLK 1 TO 5 PF 5Jal. Williams 3:43 0 PTS 2-11 (-9) F2 0-1 3P 0-1 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 1-9Jal. Williams 8:41 7 PTS 20-19 (+1) F2 2-4 3P 1-3 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 020-19+1Jal. Williams 7:48 5 PTS 22-19 (+3) F2 1-1 3P 1-2 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 2 STL 2 BLK 0 TO 2 PF 222-19+3Jal. Williams 4:56 2 PTS 11-11 (+0) F2 0-2 3P 0-0 FT 2-2 REB 1 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 0 PF 0+0Jal. Williams 12:31 9 PTS 31-40 (-9) F2 3-5 3P 1-4 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 5 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 3 PF 231-40-93x2xf3x2x3223xara2xrtfa2ft3ssa3xar2xb112xaf3xatar2t2x2xf33xt2r2aa3xDortDort GAME 34:08 8 PTS 85-91 (-6) F2 2-6 3P 0-4 FT 4-4 REB 4 AST 2 STL 1 BLK 1 TO 1 PF 2Dort 3:43 0 PTS 2-11 (-9) F2 0-0 3P 0-2 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0-9Dort 7:20 6 PTS 21-12 (+9) F2 1-1 3P 0-1 FT 4-4 REB 1 AST 1 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 021-12+9Dort 11:31 2 PTS 34-30 (+4) F2 1-3 3P 0-1 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 011:3134-30+4Dort 11:34 0 PTS 28-38 (-10) F2 0-2 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 1 PF 211:3428-38-103xr3xr23x11a11sra3x2x2x2f2xrtb2xfJoeJoe GAME 33:27 17 PTS 88-77 (+11) F2 2-4 3P 4-6 FT 1-1 REB 3 AST 6 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 1Joe 14:12 11 PTS 39-26 (+13) F2 2-4 3P 2-3 FT 1-1 REB 1 AST 4 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 014:1239-26+13Joe 9:00 0 PTS 21-22 (-1) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 09:0021-22-1Joe 6:14 3 PTS 14-15 (-1) F2 0-0 3P 1-2 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 06:1414-15-1Joe 4:01 3 PTS 14-14 (+0) F2 0-0 3P 1-1 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 114-14+02xaa2aar123x32x3arrta33x3fGiddeyGiddey GAME 31:53 31 PTS 77-84 (-7) F2 12-17 3P 0-3 FT 7-11 REB 7 AST 4 STL 1 BLK 1 TO 1 PF 2Giddey 6:57 0 PTS 6-17 (-11) F2 0-3 3P 0-0 FT 0-2 REB 4 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 06-17-11Giddey 13:47 21 PTS 42-32 (+10) F2 8-10 3P 0-3 FT 5-5 REB 3 AST 2 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 2+10Giddey 2:29 1 PTS 6-9 (-3) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 1-2 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0-3Giddey 3:53 4 PTS 11-10 (+1) F2 2-2 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 011-10+1Giddey 4:33 5 PTS 12-16 (-4) F2 2-2 3P 0-0 FT 1-2 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 0 PF 012-16-4Giddey 0:14 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 0r2xr2x2xrraa3x2r113x22xr23xf122s1221ft2a2xr122a2b21WigginsWiggins GAME 25:06 16 PTS 54-68 (-14) F2 5-6 3P 2-3 FT 0-0 REB 4 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 1 PF 0Wiggins 8:17 3 PTS 15-17 (-2) F2 0-0 3P 1-1 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 1 PF 08:1715-17-2Wiggins 11:44 11 PTS 25-31 (-6) F2 4-5 3P 1-2 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 011:4425-31-6Wiggins 5:05 2 PTS 14-20 (-6) F2 1-1 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 014-20-63brt23x22rr322xra2WallaceWallace GAME 24:32 4 PTS 54-58 (-4) F2 2-4 3P 0-1 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 2Wallace 9:01 2 PTS 12-19 (-7) F2 1-1 3P 0-1 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 19:0112-19-7Wallace 11:53 2 PTS 36-29 (+7) F2 1-3 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 111:5336-29+7Wallace 3:33 0 PTS 6-10 (-4) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 06-10-4Wallace 0:05 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 0ft3xr22xr2x2afHaywardHayward GAME 21:35 13 PTS 47-53 (-6) F2 1-4 3P 3-3 FT 2-4 REB 2 AST 1 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0Hayward 8:17 8 PTS 15-17 (-2) F2 0-1 3P 2-2 FT 2-4 REB 2 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 08:1715-17-2Hayward 2:51 3 PTS 5-6 (-1) F2 0-0 3P 1-1 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 05-6-1Hayward 7:03 0 PTS 18-18 (+0) F2 0-1 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 07:0318-18+0Hayward 3:24 2 PTS 9-12 (-3) F2 1-2 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0-31r3ar132x3s2x22xK. WilliamsK. Williams GAME 19:31 5 PTS 51-43 (+8) F2 1-2 3P 1-3 FT 0-0 REB 9 AST 1 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 4K. Williams 9:09 0 PTS 28-15 (+13) F2 0-0 3P 0-1 FT 0-0 REB 3 AST 1 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 19:0928-15+13K. Williams 5:26 3 PTS 13-14 (-1) F2 0-0 3P 1-2 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 313-14-1K. Williams 4:38 2 PTS 8-10 (-2) F2 1-2 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 5 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0-2K. Williams 0:05 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 0K. Williams 0:14 0 PTS 2-4 (-2) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0rf3xrarsff3xr3frrr2rr2xHolmgrenHolmgren GAME 18:20 2 PTS 45-44 (+1) F2 0-0 3P 0-2 FT 2-2 REB 7 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 3 TO 5 PF 6Holmgren 4:06 2 PTS 2-13 (-11) F2 0-0 3P 0-1 FT 2-2 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 2 TO 3 PF 1-11Holmgren 3:16 0 PTS 10-5 (+5) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 1 PF 0+5Holmgren 3:25 0 PTS 9-7 (+2) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 3 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 2+2Holmgren 4:05 0 PTS 17-10 (+7) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 117-10+7Holmgren 0:16 0 PTS 0-1 (-1) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 1Holmgren 3:12 0 PTS 7-8 (-1) F2 0-0 3P 0-1 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 1-1t11rt3xbbtfbrtftrrfrf3xrrfJay. WilliamsJay. Williams GAME 14:29 5 PTS 32-35 (-3) F2 1-1 3P 1-3 FT 0-0 REB 5 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 3 PF 2Jay. Williams 7:38 0 PTS 15-15 (+0) F2 0-0 3P 0-2 FT 0-0 REB 3 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 07:3815-15+0Jay. 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Jalen Green scores 37, Rockets beat Thunder 132-126 in overtime for 10th straight victory
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — The Houston Rockets didn’t care that they beat an Oklahoma City squad that was missing its best player, All-Star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander .
The Rockets celebrated loudly in the locker room after escaping with a win at one of the toughest venues in the league. Jalen Green scored 37 points and Houston won its 10th straight game, defeating the Thunder 132-126 in overtime on Wednesday night.
“It was lit, it was lit,” Green said. “Everybody was happy, celebrating, screaming. I mean, we fought for that one. We worked hard.”
Rockets coach Ime Udoka said it’s all about stacking victories.
“Ten in a row is 10 in a row, regardless if Shai is out or whatever the case may be,” Udoka said. “But it’s hard to do in the NBA. The guys are proud of that effort, and well deserved.”
Amen Thompson had 25 points and 15 rebounds and Dillon Brooks added 20 points for the Rockets.
Gilgeous-Alexander, who was out with a bruised right thigh, ranks third in the league with 30.4 points per game.
Josh Giddey matched a career-high with 31 points for the Thunder, one night after scoring a season-high 25 in a win at New Orleans. Jalen Williams added 23 points and 10 assists for Oklahoma City, which entered the night a half game behind the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets .
Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault made no excuses for the loss.
“Every night, there’s a combination of things you can control and things you can’t,” he said. “You want to be a team that looks at the stuff you can control. We just never want to turn a page and chalk an entire game up to luck or shot-making or refs or anything like that. You want a team that takes full accountability for what we can. We do that after wins, we do that after losses and we’ll do that after this one.”
The final minutes of regulation were hectic. Giddey hustled to the ball and got a shot to bounce in while sitting on the floor a few feet in front of the free-throw line, putting the Thunder ahead 103-102 with just under four minutes remaining.
Oklahoma City’s Williams made a contested 3-pointer with 4.7 seconds remaining to tie the score at 112. Green’s layup at the buzzer rolled away, forcing overtime.
“Had a decent look at a shot, but we felt OK, put it behind us and we just went after it,” Udoka said.
Brooks hit two 3-pointers early in the extra period to put the Rockets in control.
“It was big when Dillon came out and hit those two, and then we guarded even better until the end of the overtime,” Udoka said.
The game had a little extra flair from the start. Confetti from a previous event rained down on the floor right before the tip.
The Thunder trailed by double digits in the first quarter, but rallied to lead 50-49 at halftime.
The Thunder led 69-62 when Giddey fouled Jabari Smith Jr. Giddey tried to help him up and Brooks pushed Giddey away and was issued a technical foul. It was Brooks’ 14th of the season, putting him two short of a one-game suspension.
Oklahoma City took an 85-80 lead into the fourth quarter.