April 9, 2008 · 8:30 PM EDT
Biggest lead OKC by 5 · HOU by 23 · 2 lead changes
Q1 0:01+10% OKCWilkins 28' 3PT Jump Bank Shot (7 PTS) (Ridnour 2 AST)OKC 26 · HOU 21
Q2 9:55+10% HOUNovak 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)OKC 28 · HOU 28Q2 7:22+9% HOUNovak 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Brooks 1 AST)OKC 28 · HOU 33
Q2 2:31+10% HOUHead 27' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Alston 4 AST)OKC 33 · HOU 39Q2 1:31+9% HOUNovak 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Alston 5 AST)OKC 35 · HOU 42| 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 | 7/19 37% | 3/5 60% |
| Mid-range | 10/33 30% | 4/16 25% |
| Corner 3 | 0/1 0% | 2/4 50% |
| Above the break 3 | 2/7 29% | 10/23 43% |
KD Kevin DurantF | 39 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 10-23 | 1-1 | 5-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -8 | 49.8% |
NC Nick CollisonF-C | 38 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -11 | 50.8% |
| EWEarl WatsonG | 37 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 8-19 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -23 | 43.4% |
JG Jeff GreenF | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -40 | 23.1% |
| DWDamien WilkinsG-F | 30 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6-14 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 47.0% |
| JPJohan PetroC | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +4 | 33.3% |
| FEFrancisco ElsonC-F | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -26 | 20.0% |
| LRLuke RidnourG | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 34.7% |
| RDRonald DupreeF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 80 | 35 | 17 | 32-88 | 2-8 | 14-19 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 12 | ||
| Shooting | 36.4% | 25.0% | 73.7% | 41.5% |
DNP: Adrian Griffin, Chris Wilcox, Donyell Marshall
| SNSteve NovakF | 30 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 6-12 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +19 | 70.8% |
RA Rafer AlstonG | 28 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +7 | 70.5% |
CH Chuck HayesC-F | 28 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +19 | 100.0% |
LS Luis ScolaF | 27 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +10 | 60.4% |
| LHLuther HeadG | 24 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7-11 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 69.9% |
CL Carl LandryF | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 60.8% |
| BJBobby JacksonG | 21 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +10 | 35.0% |
| SBShane BattierF | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +4 | 61.5% |
DM Dikembe MutomboC | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 53.2% |
AB Aaron BrooksG | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 68.8% |
| MHMike HarrisF | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 0.0% |
12:00Jump Ball Mutombo vs. Elson: Tip toOKC 011:44MISS Green 14' Jump ShotOKC 011:44Collison L.B.FOUL (P1.T1)OKC 011:24MISS Alston 26' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 011:23Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 011:09MISS Collison 17' Jump ShotOKC 011:05MISS Durant 16' Jump ShotOKC 010:50Scola REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 010:36Head Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Alston 1 AST)OKC 010:10Durant Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)OKC 29:52Head Layup (4 PTS) (Alston 2 AST)OKC 29:35MISS Green 9' Hook ShotOKC 29:23MISS Scola 11' Jump ShotOKC 29:22Collison REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 29:08Head 18' Jump Shot (6 PTS)OKC 49:03Green 7' Jump Shot (2 PTS)OKC 68:59MISS Scola 18' Jump ShotOKC 68:59Mutombo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)OKC 68:48MISS Mutombo Tip ShotOKC 68:38Head REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)OKC 68:28Alston 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Head 1 AST)OKC 68:28Alston P.FOUL (P1.T2)OKC 68:13MISS Green 9' Running Jump ShotOKC 68:13Mutombo BLOCK (1 BLK)OKC 68:06Head Layup (8 PTS) (Battier 1 AST)OKC 67:46MISS Durant 13' Jump ShotOKC 67:45Scola REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)OKC 67:35Scola Layup (2 PTS) (Alston 3 AST)OKC 66:53Collison REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)OKC 66:45Alston REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 66:41Alston Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)OKC 66:41Durant STEAL (1 STL)OKC 66:33Scola REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)OKC 66:24Alston Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)OKC 66:24Durant STEAL (2 STL)OKC 66:18Durant 21' Jump Shot (4 PTS)OKC 85:59MISS Scola Free Throw 1 of 2OKC 85:59Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)OKC 85:48Scola P.FOUL (P1.T3)OKC 85:35MISS Green 21' Jump ShotOKC 85:34Alston REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)OKC 85:19MISS Scola LayupOKC 85:17Collison REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)OKC 85:06MISS Durant 13' Jump ShotOKC 85:05Mutombo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)OKC 84:48Durant S.FOUL (P1.T3)OKC 84:11Alston 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS)OKC 103:44Mutombo BLOCK (2 BLK)OKC 103:44Scola REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)OKC 103:34Alston Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T3)OKC 103:34Durant STEAL (3 STL)OKC 103:26MISS Durant LayupOKC 103:17Wilkins 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Durant 1 AST)OKC 122:57Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)OKC 122:52Durant 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Ridnour 1 AST)OKC 152:37MISS Alston 25' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 151:55MISS Head 3PT Jump ShotOKC 171:54Wilkins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 171:41MISS Durant LayupOKC 171:26Wilkins 10' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)OKC 191:14Landry Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)OKC 191:02Durant 19' Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Wilkins 1 AST)OKC 210:47Alston Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T5)OKC 210:47Durant STEAL (4 STL)OKC 210:24MISS Alston Driving Reverse LayupOKC 230:23Collison REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)OKC 230:14MISS Collison Reverse LayupOKC 230:12Landry REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 230:07Alston Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)OKC 230:07Alston Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)OKC 230:01Wilkins 28' 3PT Jump Bank Shot (7 PTS) (Ridnour 2 AST)OKC 26The Rockets routed the Thunder 103-80 at home.
Rafer Alston led the Rockets with 18 points and 5 assists, while Kevin Durant led the Thunder with 26 points.
The Rockets led by as many as 23 points. The lead changed hands 2 times and the score was tied 5 times. Their best stretch was a 14-0 run.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
