Harden scores 21 points, Rockets beat Thunder for 2-0 lead

James Harden had 21 points and nine assists and the Houston Rockets made 19 of an NBA-record 56 3-point attempts to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-98 on Thursday for a 2-0 lead in the first-round Western Conference series.
Aug 21, 2020, 12:54 am - Associated Press

Probabilities & Game Flow

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--OKC
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--HOU

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Danilo Gallinari misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Eric Gordon makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
  • Steven Adams makes dunk
  • Eric Gordon misses 32-foot three point jumper
  • Steven Adams makes driving layup
  • Danuel House Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
  • Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 23-foot three point jumper (Steven Adams assists)
  • James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Chris Paul blocks Eric Gordon 's 5-foot driving dunk
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
  • James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • P.J. Tucker makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
  • Danilo Gallinari makes 17-foot two point shot
  • Robert Covington makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
  • Luguentz Dort misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
  • Luguentz Dort misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Jeff Green makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Chris Paul makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Ben McLemore misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Danuel House Jr. makes two point shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 1
  • James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup
  • Ben McLemore misses two point shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Luguentz Dort blocks P.J. Tucker 's 3-foot driving layup
  • P.J. Tucker misses layup
  • P.J. Tucker makes tip shot
  • Nerlens Noel misses alley oop layup
  • James Harden blocks Luguentz Dort 's 2-foot layup
  • Ben McLemore makes 26-foot three point jumper (P.J. Tucker assists)
  • Danilo Gallinari makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)
  • Jeff Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Ben McLemore misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
  • Austin Rivers misses driving layup
  • Dennis Schroder makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • James Harden makes 9-foot two point shot
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Dennis Schroder misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • James Harden misses 30-foot step back jumpshot
  • Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Ben McLemore makes three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
  • Nerlens Noel makes dunk
  • Austin Rivers makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
  • Hamidou Diallo misses layup
  • Chris Paul makes two point shot
  • Robert Covington makes 23-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
  • Robert Covington misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Steven Adams makes dunk (Darius Bazley assists)
  • Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Eric Gordon blocks Dennis Schroder 's 2-foot driving layup
  • Steven Adams makes 4-foot two point shot (Dennis Schroder assists)
  • Eric Gordon misses driving layup
  • Dennis Schroder makes 28-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
  • Austin Rivers makes 23-foot three point jumper
  • Robert Covington blocks Darius Bazley 's 3-foot driving layup
  • Austin Rivers makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
  • Darius Bazley makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
  • Austin Rivers makes driving dunk
  • Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Chris Paul makes 27-foot three point jumper (Steven Adams assists)
  • Jeff Green misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Darius Bazley misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jeff Green misses driving layup
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Austin Rivers assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Austin Rivers misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Danuel House Jr. misses dunk
  • James Harden misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
  • Dennis Schroder makes two point shot
  • Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Dennis Schroder misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Ben McLemore misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Robert Covington misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists)
  • Ben McLemore misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Dennis Schroder misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Danuel House Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
  • James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
  • Danuel House Jr. misses 19-foot jumper
  • Danilo Gallinari misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
  • James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving floating jump shot
  • Danuel House Jr. misses three point jumper
  • Eric Gordon misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Danilo Gallinari makes dunk (Steven Adams assists)
  • Eric Gordon makes driving layup
  • Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2
  • James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Dennis Schroder makes two point shot
  • Danuel House Jr. misses three point jumper
  • Eric Gordon misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Robert Covington makes two point shot
  • Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper
  • James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point jumper
  • P.J. Tucker makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
  • Eric Gordon misses 31-foot three point jumper
  • Luguentz Dort makes two point shot (Danilo Gallinari assists)
  • P.J. Tucker makes 22-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
  • Luguentz Dort misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Danuel House Jr. makes driving dunk (James Harden assists)
  • Chris Paul misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Luguentz Dort misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • James Harden misses layup
  • Chris Paul misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • Danuel House Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • Danuel House Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Danuel House Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
  • James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Eric Gordon makes layup (Robert Covington assists)
  • James Harden misses 29-foot step back jumpshot
  • Chris Paul misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Robert Covington makes 3-foot layup (James Harden assists)
  • Danilo Gallinari misses 17-foot two point shot
  • Austin Rivers misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 27-foot three point jumper
  • Robert Covington misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Luguentz Dort makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)
  • Jeff Green misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 28-foot three point jumper
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jeff Green makes two point shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nerlens Noel makes two point shot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Danuel House Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
  • Danilo Gallinari makes 15-foot two point shot
  • Jeff Green makes two point shot (Danuel House Jr. assists)
  • Eric Gordon misses two point shot
  • Dennis Schroder misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nerlens Noel blocks Austin Rivers 's 13-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Eric Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Chris Paul makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Austin Rivers misses two point shot
  • Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Dennis Schroder misses driving layup
  • Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Dennis Schroder misses two point shot
  • Jeff Green makes 27-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
  • Dennis Schroder misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Danuel House Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
  • Darius Bazley misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Austin Rivers misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Danuel House Jr. makes two point shot
  • Chris Paul misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Eric Gordon makes two point shot
  • Jeff Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
  • Chris Paul misses driving layup
  • Danuel House Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Danuel House Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nerlens Noel misses 13-foot jumper
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
  • James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Luguentz Dort makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Jeff Green makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nerlens Noel blocks Jeff Green 's 4-foot driving dunk
  • Danilo Gallinari misses layup
  • Danilo Gallinari misses layup
  • James Harden misses 29-foot step back jumpshot
  • Luguentz Dort misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Dennis Schroder makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nerlens Noel assists)
  • Eric Gordon misses driving layup
  • James Harden makes driving layup
  • Chris Paul makes driving layup (Dennis Schroder assists)
  • Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Danilo Gallinari misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • James Harden makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
  • James Harden makes 28-foot step back jumpshot
  • Danilo Gallinari makes 10-foot two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2
  • P.J. Tucker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
  • Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Eric Gordon misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
  • James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Danilo Gallinari misses 27-foot three point shot
  • Eric Gordon makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Eric Gordon misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot
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