Houston Rockets 128, Oklahoma City Thunder 137 — Recap

March 3, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 128, Oklahoma City Thunder 137. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 31-30 OKC; Q2 HOU 31-33 OKC; Q3 HOU 27-39 OKC; Q4 HOU 39-35 OKC.

Top performers (box score): Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) 51 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 threes on 18-of-30 shooting; Cam Whitmore (HOU) 27 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-19 shooting; Reed Sheppard (HOU) 25 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-17 shooting; Jalen Williams (OKC) 24 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Jalen Green (HOU) 18 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · OKC

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

51 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 5 3PM · 18-30 FG

Scoring · HOU

Cam Whitmore

27 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 10-19 FG

Scoring · HOU

Reed Sheppard

25 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 10-17 FG

Season highs

Reed Sheppard · Season-high 25 pointsCam Whitmore · Season-high 11 reboundsAaron Holiday · Season-high 4 threes

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	31	31	27	39		128
OKC	30	33	39	35		137

🧮 How They Scored

HOUOKC

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

57.8%Effective FG%58.2%

11.9%Turnover %10.7%

30.0%Offensive rebound %29.8%

0.167Free-throw rate0.278

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cam Whitmore F	40	27	11	3	2	3	—	10-19	4-6	3-4	-4
Reed Sheppard G	31	25	2	5	2	1	3	10-17	3-7	2-2	-12
Jabari Smith Jr. F	28	11	8	1	—	1	—	5-14	1-3	—	-9
Jalen Green G	25	18	6	4	2	—	2	6-14	1-5	5-6	-3
Jock Landale C	21	6	3	1	—	—	2	3-6	0-1	—	-11
Aaron Holiday G	19	14	1	2	—	—	5	5-8	4-6	—	-4
N'Faly Dante C	19	10	9	1	—	2	1	4-6	—	2-3	+2
Jeff Green F	16	3	4	1	—	—	—	1-2	1-2	—	—
Jae'Sean Tate F	11	2	4	2	1	—	—	1-4	0-1	—	-3

Oklahoma City Thunder

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G	36	51	5	7	1	1	2	18-30	5-9	10-10	+6
Jalen Williams G-F	32	24	4	3	1	1	1	8-16	4-5	4-6	+13
Cason Wallace G	32	14	5	4	3	—	1	4-9	2-5	4-4	+6
Chet Holmgren C-F	30	11	11	3	2	3	4	4-11	0-3	3-4	+7
Luguentz Dort G	29	11	—	2	1	—	—	4-8	3-7	—	+7
Aaron Wiggins G	25	8	7	2	1	—	2	3-9	2-5	—	-3
Isaiah Hartenstein F-C	25	8	5	6	1	1	2	3-4	—	2-2	+8
Kenrich Williams G-F	17	7	7	2	—	—	1	3-6	1-1	—	+5
Jaylin Williams F	9	3	2	1	—	—	—	1-3	0-1	1-1	+5
Alex Caruso G	5	—	3	1	1	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	-9

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Cam Whitmore	Bench	40	27	65.0	20.2	-1.8	14.8
Reed Sheppard	Bench	31	25	69.9	25.3	-13.2	15.2
Jalen Green	Bench	25	18	54.1	30.2	-3.5	13.9
Aaron Holiday	Bench	19	14	87.5	26.0	-3.5	7.4
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	28	11	39.3	18.9	-14.3	5.5
N'Faly Dante	Bench	19	10	68.3	16.3	+4.4	10.1
Jock Landale	Bench	21	6	50.0	14.5	-21.1	1.5
Jeff Green	Bench	16	3	75.0	4.9	+3.4	7.7
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	11	2	25.0	12.9	-6.4	6.7
Steven Adams	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dillon Brooks	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Alperen Sengun	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Amen Thompson	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	36	51	74.1	39.6	+5.9	26.7
Jalen Williams	Bench	32	24	64.4	23.8	+17.6	11.5
Cason Wallace	Bench	32	14	65.1	13.2	+3.2	10.6
Luguentz Dort	Bench	29	11	68.8	11.0	+7.1	5.6
Chet Holmgren	Bench	30	11	43.1	20.5	+8.2	7.1
Isaiah Hartenstein	Bench	25	8	82.0	11.3	+9.7	10.0
Aaron Wiggins	Bench	25	8	44.4	15.7	-11.9	5.5
Kenrich Williams	Bench	17	7	58.3	14.0	+9.3	8.3
Jaylin Williams	Bench	9	3	43.6	12.0	+12.7	8.5
Alex Caruso	Bench	5	—	0.0	9.1	-81.8	17.4
Ousmane Dieng	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Branden Carlson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dillon Jones	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0