Oklahoma City Thunder 123, Houston Rockets 110 — Recap

February 25, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Oklahoma City Thunder 123, Houston Rockets 110. Scoring by quarter: Q1 OKC 31-34 HOU; Q2 OKC 26-28 HOU; Q3 OKC 30-21 HOU; Q4 OKC 36-27 HOU.

Top performers (box score): Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) 36 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 13-of-23 shooting; Chet Holmgren (OKC) 29 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 threes on 11-of-16 shooting; Jalen Williams (OKC) 22 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-22 shooting; Jabari Smith Jr. (HOU) 20 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-15 shooting; Fred VanVleet (HOU) 20 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · OKC

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

36 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 2 3PM · 13-23 FG

Scoring · OKC

Chet Holmgren

29 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 5 3PM · 11-16 FG

Scoring · OKC

Jalen Williams

22 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 9-22 FG

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
OKC	31	26	30	36		123
HOU	34	28	21	27		110

🧮 How They Scored

OKCHOU

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

58.0%Effective FG%49.5%

7.4%Turnover %14.9%

17.8%Offensive rebound %26.5%

0.160Free-throw rate0.247

Box Score

Oklahoma City Thunder

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G	37	36	5	7	3	1	4	13-23	2-3	8-9	—
Jalen Williams G-F	36	22	4	5	—	—	—	9-22	2-6	2-2	—
Chet Holmgren C-F	33	29	8	7	1	3	2	11-16	5-8	2-2	—
Luguentz Dort G	32	16	5	2	1	—	—	5-9	4-6	2-2	—
Josh Giddey G	23	2	9	5	3	1	1	1-5	—	—	—
Cason Wallace G	18	6	2	1	—	2	—	2-7	2-5	—	—
Isaiah Joe G	17	5	3	—	3	—	1	2-5	1-3	—	—
Aaron Wiggins G	15	—	2	—	1	1	—	0-2	0-1	—	—
Jaylin Williams F	12	5	5	1	—	—	—	2-4	1-3	—	—
Kenrich Williams G-F	5	2	1	—	—	—	—	1-1	—	—	—

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jabari Smith Jr. F	41	20	17	4	1	—	1	6-15	4-9	4-4	—
Fred VanVleet G	38	20	3	3	1	—	4	7-16	4-10	2-2	—
Dillon Brooks G-F	33	13	2	2	—	—	1	4-10	4-5	1-2	—
Jalen Green G	32	11	7	4	—	2	2	5-13	1-5	—	—
Alperen Sengun F-C	30	19	12	2	1	1	6	6-12	1-3	6-7	—
Amen Thompson G-F	21	6	6	1	2	3	1	2-10	0-2	2-4	—
Cam Whitmore F	17	12	3	—	1	1	2	4-9	1-4	3-4	—
Jeff Green F	16	2	—	1	—	—	—	1-3	0-2	—	—
Aaron Holiday G	11	7	—	1	—	—	1	3-5	1-1	—	—
Jock Landale C	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

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	37	36	66.8	35.6	+22.1	23.4
Chet Holmgren	Bench	33	29	85.9	23.2	+15.3	20.8
Jalen Williams	Bench	36	22	48.1	26.1	+11.9	8.1
Luguentz Dort	Bench	32	16	81.0	13.3	+25.6	12.3
Cason Wallace	Bench	18	6	42.9	14.6	-3.0	5.4
Isaiah Joe	Bench	17	5	50.0	14.6	+28.2	6.7
Jaylin Williams	Bench	12	5	62.5	13.8	+21.4	19.1
Kenrich Williams	Bench	05	2	100.0	8.3	-111.1	14.3
Josh Giddey	Bench	23	2	20.0	10.0	0.0	7.0
Bismack Biyombo	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Aaron Wiggins	Bench	15	—	0.0	5.7	+32.0	1.5
Lindy Waters III	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Fred VanVleet	Bench	38	20	59.2	21.4	-14.5	6.6
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	41	20	59.7	16.0	-3.5	15.5
Alperen Sengun	Bench	30	19	63.0	28.0	-8.2	11.8
Dillon Brooks	Bench	33	13	59.7	14.1	-27.4	4.0
Cam Whitmore	Bench	17	12	55.8	31.0	+11.0	8.9
Jalen Green	Bench	32	11	42.3	18.3	-20.4	7.4
Aaron Holiday	Bench	11	7	70.0	23.1	-35.8	11.8
Amen Thompson	Bench	21	6	25.5	22.6	-16.7	2.3
Jeff Green	Bench	16	2	33.3	7.5	-5.7	1.5
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jock Landale	Bench	01	—	0.0	0.0	-33.3	0.0