Thunder 117-114 Rockets (24 Aug, 2020) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

44-28, 20-16 away

114

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	37	23	33	21	114
OKC	35	25	32	25	117

Oklahoma City Thunder

44-28, 23-14 home

117

Danilo Gallinari makes 1-foot dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Danilo Gallinari makes 28-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Luguentz Dort makes 29-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Luguentz Dort misses 23-foot three point jumper
Robert Covington blocks Steven Adams 's 8-foot layup
Danilo Gallinari misses layup
Steven Adams makes 2-foot dunk
Chris Paul misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Luguentz Dort misses alley oop dunk shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Luguentz Dort makes 27-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Chris Paul makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Dennis Schroder makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luguentz Dort assists)
Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nerlens Noel makes dunk (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot
Luguentz Dort misses 28-foot three point jumper
Darius Bazley makes driving layup
Dennis Schroder makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Robert Covington blocks Dennis Schroder 's 2-foot driving layup
Darius Bazley makes driving dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)
Chris Paul misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
Dennis Schroder makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot
Dennis Schroder makes 10-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
Steven Adams makes tip shot
Dennis Schroder makes 2-foot two point shot
Darius Bazley misses 27-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving floating jump shot
Dennis Schroder misses 27-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup (Steven Adams assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup
Danilo Gallinari misses 27-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses driving floating jump shot
Dennis Schroder misses 27-foot three point jumper
Terrance Ferguson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 21-foot jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Danilo Gallinari misses 17-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 3-foot two point shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 4-foot pullup jump shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes tip shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup
Chris Paul misses three point jumper
Steven Adams makes layup (Luguentz Dort assists)
Chris Paul makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
Luguentz Dort misses 23-foot three point jumper
Steven Adams makes tip shot
Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
Chris Paul makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 14-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists)
Darius Bazley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Dennis Schroder makes 26-foot three pointer
Chris Paul misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
Chris Paul makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Nerlens Noel assists)
Darius Bazley misses driving layup
Chris Paul misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
Nerlens Noel makes alley oop layup (Dennis Schroder assists)
Dennis Schroder makes 31-foot three point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Dennis Schroder makes 2-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses driving floating jump shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot
Dennis Schroder misses three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses driving layup
Nerlens Noel misses 16-foot jumper
Luguentz Dort makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Dennis Schroder misses two point shot
Danilo Gallinari makes 22-foot pullup jump shot
Luguentz Dort misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Dennis Schroder makes two point shot
Dennis Schroder misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Chris Paul makes 4-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dennis Schroder makes 2-foot two point shot
Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
P.J. Tucker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. makes three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Eric Gordon misses two point shot
James Harden makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Eric Gordon makes 2-foot two point shot
James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
P.J. Tucker misses three point shot
Danuel House Jr. makes driving dunk (James Harden assists)
P.J. Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes two point shot
Ben McLemore makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Jeff Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
P.J. Tucker makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses 10-foot two point shot
Ben McLemore misses tip shot
James Harden makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)
James Harden makes driving layup
Robert Covington misses 26-foot three point jumper
Robert Covington misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ben McLemore assists)
Ben McLemore misses 23-foot three point jumper
Robert Covington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Eric Gordon makes two point shot
Austin Rivers misses driving layup
Danuel House Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Danuel House Jr. makes 17-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
Jeff Green misses 27-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes 2-foot layup (James Harden assists)
Jeff Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
Robert Covington makes 3-foot layup (James Harden assists)
Danuel House Jr. misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
P.J. Tucker makes tip shot
James Harden misses 20-foot two point shot
Eric Gordon makes 2-foot two point shot
Eric Gordon misses 3-foot pullup jump shot
James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes dunk
Jeff Green misses 27-foot three point jumper
Robert Covington makes 27-foot step back jumpshot (P.J. Tucker assists)
P.J. Tucker misses two point shot
Eric Gordon makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
James Harden makes 28-foot three pointer
Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Eric Gordon makes driving layup
Eric Gordon makes 28-foot three pointer
P.J. Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Danuel House Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Robert Covington assists)
Jeff Green makes layup (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
Austin Rivers misses 23-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
P.J. Tucker makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Robert Covington misses layup
Danuel House Jr. misses 23-foot three point shot
Jeff Green misses driving layup
Jeff Green misses tip shot
James Harden misses 30-foot step back jumpshot
James Harden misses step back jumpshot
Robert Covington makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Robert Covington misses 28-foot three point jumper
P.J. Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 35-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
Robert Covington makes 26-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
Danuel House Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
Robert Covington misses two point shot
Robert Covington misses 27-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot (James Harden assists)
Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 2-foot two point shot
Danuel House Jr. misses three point jumper
James Harden makes 3-foot two point shot
Eric Gordon misses 29-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green makes 7-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
P.J. Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 27-foot three point shot (Jeff Green assists)
Jeff Green misses 28-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. makes 53-foot jump bank shot (Jeff Green assists)

ROCKETS

THUNDER

TIME		HOU	OKC
12:00	Robert Covington vs. Steven Adams (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:48	Danilo Gallinari makes 1-foot dunk (Chris Paul assists)	0	2
11:34	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shooting foul	0	2
11:34	Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 3	1	2
11:34	Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 3	2	2
11:34	Eric Gordon makes free throw 3 of 3	3	2
11:18	Danuel House Jr. personal foul	3	2
11:10	Danilo Gallinari makes 28-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	3	5
10:58	Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	3	5
10:57	Steven Adams defensive rebound	3	5
10:47	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 27-foot step back jumpshot	3	8
10:37	P.J. Tucker misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	8
10:36	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	3	8
10:28	Luguentz Dort makes 29-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	3	11
10:14	Robert Covington traveling	3	11
10:04	Luguentz Dort misses 23-foot three point jumper	3	11
10:03	Robert Covington defensive rebound	3	11
9:43	Danuel House Jr. makes three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)	6	11
9:28	Robert Covington blocks Steven Adams 's 8-foot layup	6	11
9:27	James Harden defensive rebound	6	11
9:22	Eric Gordon misses two point shot	6	11
9:21	Steven Adams defensive rebound	6	11
9:11	Robert Covington shooting foul	6	11
9:11	Steven Adams makes free throw 1 of 2	6	12
9:11	Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2	6	12
9:11	Robert Covington defensive rebound	6	12
9:03	James Harden makes 25-foot step back jumpshot	9	12
8:43	Danilo Gallinari misses layup	9	12
8:42	Steven Adams offensive rebound	9	12
8:41	Steven Adams makes 2-foot dunk	9	14
8:11	Eric Gordon makes 2-foot two point shot	11	14
7:54	Danilo Gallinari out of bounds lost ball turnover	11	14
7:38	James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot	14	14
7:37	Thunder Full timeout	14	14
7:37	Ben McLemore enters the game for Eric Gordon	14	14
7:20	Chris Paul misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	14	14
7:18	Rockets defensive team rebound	14	14
7:01	James Harden lost ball turnover (Chris Paul steals)	14	14
6:55	Luguentz Dort misses alley oop dunk shot	14	14
6:54	Danuel House Jr. defensive rebound	14	14
6:49	P.J. Tucker misses three point shot	14	14
6:48	Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound	14	14
6:38	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	14	16
6:31	Danuel House Jr. makes driving dunk (James Harden assists)	16	16
6:16	Luguentz Dort makes 27-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	16	19
6:04	P.J. Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	19
6:03	James Harden offensive rebound	16	19
6:02	James Harden makes two point shot	18	19
5:54	Chris Paul makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	18	21
5:45	Luguentz Dort shooting foul	18	21
5:45	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3	19	21
5:45	James Harden misses free throw 2 of 3	19	21
5:45	Rockets offensive team rebound	19	21
5:45	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Chris Paul	19	21
5:45	Jeff Green enters the game for Robert Covington	19	21
5:45	James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3	20	21
5:24	Dennis Schroder makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luguentz Dort assists)	20	24
5:11	Ben McLemore makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	23	24
4:51	Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	24
4:50	Danuel House Jr. defensive rebound	23	24
4:42	P.J. Tucker offensive foul	23	24
4:42	P.J. Tucker turnover	23	24
4:42	Nerlens Noel enters the game for Steven Adams	23	24
4:31	Nerlens Noel makes dunk (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	23	26
4:16	Jeff Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	26	26
4:02	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot	26	28
3:50	P.J. Tucker makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	29	28
3:49	Thunder Full timeout	29	28
3:49	Darius Bazley enters the game for Danilo Gallinari	29	28
3:49	Austin Rivers enters the game for Danuel House Jr.	29	28
3:33	Luguentz Dort misses 28-foot three point jumper	29	28
3:32	Austin Rivers defensive rebound	29	28
3:24	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander kicked ball violation	29	28
3:24	Chris Paul enters the game for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	29	28
3:16	James Harden misses 10-foot two point shot	29	28
3:15	Ben McLemore offensive rebound	29	28
3:15	Ben McLemore misses tip shot	29	28
3:14	Darius Bazley defensive rebound	29	28
3:03	Luguentz Dort offensive charge	29	28
3:03	Luguentz Dort turnover	29	28
2:48	James Harden makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)	32	28
2:30	Darius Bazley makes driving layup	32	30
2:12	James Harden makes driving layup	34	30
2:05	James Harden personal foul	34	30
2:05	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander enters the game for Luguentz Dort	34	30
2:05	Eric Gordon enters the game for James Harden	34	30
2:05	Robert Covington enters the game for P.J. Tucker	34	30
1:53	Robert Covington personal foul	34	30
1:43	Dennis Schroder makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	34	33
1:27	Robert Covington misses 26-foot three point jumper	34	33
1:26	Nerlens Noel defensive rebound	34	33
1:14	Robert Covington blocks Dennis Schroder 's 2-foot driving layup	34	33
1:13	Rockets defensive team rebound	34	33
1:13	Nerlens Noel loose ball foul	34	33
1:00	Robert Covington misses 25-foot three point jumper	34	33
58.6	Robert Covington offensive rebound	34	33
53.3	Jeff Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ben McLemore assists)	37	33
30.9	Darius Bazley makes driving dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)	37	35
20.5	Ben McLemore misses 23-foot three point jumper	37	35
19.7	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound	37	35
0.8	Chris Paul misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	37	35
0.2	Robert Covington defensive rebound	37	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	37	35

Thunder
108
Rockets
123

Game 1

18/8

Thunder
98
Rockets
111

Game 2

20/8

Rockets
107
Thunder
119

Game 3

22/8

Rockets
114
Thunder
117

Game 4

24/8

Thunder
-
Rockets
-

Game 5

26/8

Rockets
-
Thunder
-

Game 5

28/8

Thunder
80
Rockets
114

Game 5

29/8

Rockets
100
Thunder
104

Game 6

1/9

Thunder
102
Rockets
104

Game 7

3/9

ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

9:00 PM, 24 August 2020

Lake Buena Vista, FL

Referees:
Bill Kennedy
Tony Brothers
Tyler Ford

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	50	32	.610	-	L2
New Orleans	49	33	.598	1	L1
Houston	41	41	.500	9	W2
Memphis	27	55	.329	23	L5
San Antonio	22	60	.268	28	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	57	25	.695	-	W5
Denver	57	25	.695	-	W1
Minnesota	56	26	.683	1	L1
Utah	31	51	.378	26	L1
Portland	21	61	.256	36	L5

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