Houston Rockets 96, Oklahoma City Thunder 111 — Recap

December 14, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 96, Oklahoma City Thunder 111. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 20-18 OKC; Q2 HOU 22-23 OKC; Q3 HOU 27-34 OKC; Q4 HOU 27-36 OKC.

Top performers (box score): Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) 32 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-21 shooting; Isaiah Hartenstein (OKC) 21 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists on 9-of-12 shooting; Jalen Williams (OKC) 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-20 shooting; Luguentz Dort (OKC) 19 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists, 5 threes on 5-of-11 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 19 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists on 9-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · OKC

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

32 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 2 3PM · 8-21 FG

Scoring · OKC

Isaiah Hartenstein

21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 9-12 FG

Scoring · OKC

Jalen Williams

20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 8-20 FG

Season highs

Isaiah Hartenstein · Season-high 21 points

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
HOU	20	22	27	27		96
OKC	18	23	34	36		111

🧮 How They Scored

HOUOKC

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

42.2%Effective FG%51.9%

13.0%Turnover %11.3%

32.8%Offensive rebound %11.8%

0.260Free-throw rate0.400

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Fred VanVleet G	42	8	9	7	1	—	1	3-15	1-11	1-3	-6
Jabari Smith Jr. F	40	14	6	3	1	1	3	3-8	2-4	6-7	-15
Jalen Green G	34	12	3	2	—	1	3	5-14	1-8	1-1	-16
Dillon Brooks G-F	33	14	5	2	—	—	—	5-17	4-13	—	-5
Alperen Sengun F-C	33	13	11	2	2	—	4	6-16	1-2	0-1	-5
Amen Thompson G-F	30	19	7	1	3	—	4	9-15	0-1	1-3	-14
Tari Eason F	17	12	2	—	—	1	—	3-8	2-6	4-6	-12
Steven Adams C	6	4	6	—	—	—	1	1-2	—	2-4	-1
Aaron Holiday G	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	-1

Oklahoma City Thunder

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jalen Williams G-F	39	20	5	5	1	—	3	8-20	2-5	2-2	+10
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G	38	32	8	6	5	1	1	8-21	2-6	14-15	+16
Isaiah Hartenstein F-C	33	21	8	2	—	1	4	9-12	—	3-4	+7
Cason Wallace G	32	5	6	2	1	1	2	2-6	1-4	—	+8
Luguentz Dort G	31	19	9	1	3	—	—	5-11	5-9	4-6	+10
Alex Caruso G	20	—	2	2	1	—	—	0-3	0-3	—	+16
Isaiah Joe G	18	5	2	—	1	1	1	1-3	0-1	3-3	+6
Kenrich Williams G-F	11	7	1	—	—	—	1	3-4	1-2	—	-4
Aaron Wiggins G	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2
Ajay Mitchell G	9	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	2-2	+8

🔬 Advanced Stats

Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Amen Thompson	Bench	30	19	58.2	26.3	-17.8	14.6
Dillon Brooks	Bench	33	14	40.1	18.5	-8.5	2.0
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	40	14	63.2	14.6	-20.0	8.6
Alperen Sengun	Bench	33	13	39.5	22.5	-8.4	6.0
Jalen Green	Bench	34	12	41.6	19.8	-23.4	3.1
Tari Eason	Bench	17	12	56.4	25.0	-31.6	6.3
Fred VanVleet	Bench	42	8	25.2	15.3	-9.3	6.0
Steven Adams	Bench	6	4	53.2	27.8	+1.1	21.4
Jeff Green	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Aaron Holiday	Bench	5	—	0.0	7.7	0.0	-46.2
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jock Landale	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cam Whitmore	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Reed Sheppard	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Oklahoma City ThunderTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Bench	38	32	58.0	32.2	+19.0	28.3
Isaiah Hartenstein	Bench	33	21	76.3	24.0	+12.6	18.2
Jalen Williams	Bench	39	20	47.9	27.6	+12.3	10.6
Luguentz Dort	Bench	31	19	69.6	20.0	+17.2	19.0
Kenrich Williams	Bench	11	7	87.5	22.7	-9.1	10.9
Isaiah Joe	Bench	18	5	57.9	12.8	+16.2	10.4
Cason Wallace	Bench	32	5	41.7	10.8	+13.2	4.6
Ajay Mitchell	Bench	9	2	113.6	5.6	+44.4	25.8
Alex Caruso	Bench	20	—	0.0	7.0	+43.9	-1.8
Aaron Wiggins	Bench	10	—	0.0	0.0	-10.5	-6.6
Branden Carlson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dillon Jones	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0