January 21, 2008 · 2:30 PM EST
Biggest lead OKC by 4 · HOU by 13 · 15 lead changes
Q3 10:02+13% OKCDurant 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Watson 7 AST)OKC 59 · HOU 55
Q3 7:48+9% HOUAlston Layup (9 PTS) (Hayes 1 AST)OKC 59 · HOU 59Q3 6:37+9% HOUAlston Layup (11 PTS) (Battier 2 AST)OKC 59 · HOU 61| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1LA Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | — |
2NO Pelicans | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 |
3SA Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 |
4HO Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2.0 |
5PH Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2.0 |
6UT Jazz | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.0 |
7DA Mavericks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6.0 |
8DE Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 |
9GS Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 |
10PO Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 |
11SA Kings | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19.0 |
12LA Clippers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 34.0 |
13ME Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35.0 |
14MI Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35.0 |
15OK Thunder | 20 | 62 | .244 | 37.0 |
| Zone | OKC | HOU |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0/0 — | 0/0 — |
| Paint | 6/9 67% | 4/14 29% |
| Mid-range | 18/43 42% | 12/32 38% |
| Corner 3 | 1/4 25% | 1/5 20% |
| Above the break 3 | 2/10 20% | 0/7 0% |
| KDKevin DurantF | 35 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4-13 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 40.7% |
JG Jeff GreenF | 35 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7-17 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | +2 | 40.9% |
| KTKurt ThomasF | 30 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | +6 | 57.1% |
| EWEarl WatsonG | 25 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 56.3% |
NC Nick CollisonF-C | 25 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 50.0% |
WS Wally SzczerbiakF | 25 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 7-16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -7 | 46.9% |
| LRLuke RidnourG | 23 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 45.0% |
| CWChris WilcoxF-C | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -15 | 28.5% |
DW Damien WilkinsG-F | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 61.5% |
| JPJohan PetroC | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 50.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 89 | 46 | 27 | 39-92 | 3-14 | 8-14 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 26 | ||
| Shooting | 42.4% | 21.4% | 57.1% | 45.3% |
DNP: Delonte West, Mickael Gelabale
| RARafer AlstonG | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 5-17 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +7 | 32.0% |
YM Yao MingC | 39 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 12-19 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +17 | 65.3% |
| SBShane BattierF | 36 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 38.9% |
TM Tracy McGradyF-G | 30 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 7-15 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +6 | 50.7% |
BW Bonzi WellsG-F | 28 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 58.1% |
LS Luis ScolaF | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
CH Chuck HayesC-F | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +4 | 0.0% |
CL Carl LandryF | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 71.4% |
AB Aaron BrooksG | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
LH Luther HeadG | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 33.3% |
| Totals | 240 | 96 | 46 | 21 | 37-87 | 1-12 | 21-31 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 18 | ||
| Shooting | 42.5% | 8.3% | 67.7% | 47.7% |
DNP: Dikembe Mutombo, Mike James
12:00Jump Ball Yao vs. Collison: Tip to GreenOKC 011:46Durant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)OKC 011:46Alston STEAL (1 STL)OKC 011:35MISS Alston 23' Jump ShotOKC 011:34Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 011:14MISS Durant 23' Jump ShotOKC 011:13Yao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 010:57MISS Yao 13' Turnaround Jump ShotOKC 010:55Collison REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 010:41MISS Green 14' Jump ShotOKC 010:40Yao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)OKC 010:22MISS Wells 13' Running Jump ShotOKC 010:20Collison REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)OKC 010:15Durant 22' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)OKC 29:53MISS Hayes LayupOKC 29:35MISS Collison 21' Jump ShotOKC 29:23Hayes S.FOUL (P1.T1)OKC 29:23Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)OKC 39:23MISS Durant Free Throw 2 of 2OKC 39:22Yao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)OKC 39:00MISS Yao 18' Jump ShotOKC 38:55MISS Alston 25' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 38:54Yao REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)OKC 38:53Yao Putback Dunk (2 PTS)OKC 38:29Wells Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)OKC 38:29Wells P.FOUL (P1.T2)OKC 38:18Collison 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Watson 2 AST)OKC 57:59Wells Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)OKC 57:52MISS Green Reverse LayupOKC 57:50Yao REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)OKC 57:43Wells 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Alston 1 AST)OKC 57:26MISS Collison 23' Jump ShotOKC 57:22Durant 18' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Green 1 AST)OKC 77:12Alston 7' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS)OKC 77:12Alston Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)OKC 76:31Yao 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Wells 1 AST)OKC 96:25Green Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Watson 3 AST)OKC 116:05Wells 21' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Alston 2 AST)OKC 115:40MISS Wells 21' Jump ShotOKC 135:29Yao Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)OKC 135:23Green Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)OKC 135:23Wells STEAL (1 STL)OKC 135:08Green S.FOUL (P1.T2)OKC 135:08MISS Yao Free Throw 1 of 2OKC 135:08MISS Yao Free Throw 2 of 2OKC 135:08Collison REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)OKC 134:54Durant Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)OKC 134:54Hayes STEAL (1 STL)OKC 134:41Collison P.FOUL (P1.T3)OKC 134:27Yao 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS) (McGrady 1 AST)OKC 134:17MISS Durant 16' Jump ShotOKC 134:16Yao REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)OKC 133:59Yao 5' Hook Shot (8 PTS) (Scola 1 AST)OKC 133:59Collison S.FOUL (P2.T4)OKC 133:59Yao Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)OKC 133:23Szczerbiak REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 152:50MISS McGrady 16' Jump ShotOKC 182:30McGrady REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 182:21Yao REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)OKC 182:19Yao Layup (11 PTS)OKC 182:07Alston STEAL (2 STL)OKC 182:03MISS Alston LayupOKC 181:33MISS Szczerbiak 22' Jump ShotOKC 181:21Yao BLOCK (1 BLK)OKC 181:08Alston REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 180:44Wilkins Layup (2 PTS) (Ridnour 1 AST)OKC 200:44McGrady S.FOUL (P1.T3)OKC 200:44Wilkins Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)OKC 210:27McGrady Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)OKC 210:23MISS Szczerbiak LayupOKC 210:23MISS Landry Free Throw 1 of 2OKC 210:23Landry Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)OKC 210:05Alston S.FOUL (P1.PN)OKC 230:01MISS Head LayupOKC 240:00Szczerbiak REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)OKC 24The Rockets beat the Thunder 96-89 at home.
Yao Ming led the Rockets with 30 points and 17 rebounds, while Jeff Green led the Thunder with 15 points.
The Rockets led by as many as 13 points. The lead changed hands 15 times and the score was tied 16 times.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
