August 20, 2020 · First Round · Game 2 · 3:30 PM EDT
HOU leads 2-0
Biggest lead OKC by 6 · HOU by 15 · 14 lead changes
Q3 4:23+13% OKCDort 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Schroder 4 AST)OKC 67 · HOU 69
Q3 3:48+15% OKCGilgeous-Alexander 28' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS)OKC 70 · HOU 69
Q3 2:17+14% HOUHouse Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)OKC 76 · HOU 74
Q4 10:04+18% HOUGreen 27' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (House Jr. 2 AST)OKC 80 · HOU 80Q4 9:31+18% HOUHouse Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Gordon 3 AST)OKC 80 · HOU 83| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1LA Lakers | 52 | 19 | .732 | — |
2LA Clippers | 49 | 23 | .681 | 3.5 |
3DE Nuggets | 46 | 27 | .630 | 7.0 |
4HO Rockets | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 |
5OK Thunder | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 |
6UT Jazz | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 |
7DA Mavericks | 43 | 32 | .573 | 11.0 |
8PO Trail Blazers | 35 | 39 | .473 | 18.5 |
9ME Grizzlies | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 |
10PH Suns | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 |
11SA Spurs | 32 | 39 | .451 | 20.0 |
12SA Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.5 |
13NO Pelicans | 30 | 42 | .417 | 22.5 |
14MI Timberwolves | 19 | 45 | .297 | 29.5 |
15GS Warriors | 15 | 50 | .231 | 34.0 |
| Zone | OKC | HOU |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 13/23 57% | 16/26 62% |
| Paint | 5/8 63% | 1/6 17% |
| Mid-range | 6/16 38% | 2/3 67% |
| Corner 3 | 1/3 33% | 8/14 57% |
| Above the break 3 | 10/29 34% | 11/42 26% |
| SGShai Gilgeous-AlexanderG | 37 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 9-17 | 3-7 | 10-11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +7 | 71.0% |
CP Chris PaulG | 37 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6-15 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -36 | 46.7% |
DG Danilo GallinariF | 33 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +12 | 58.1% |
SA Steven AdamsC | 30 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -26 | 100.0% |
| LDLuguentz DortG | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | +4 | 40.0% |
DS Dennis SchröderG | 32 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5-12 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.5% |
NN Nerlens NoelC-F | 18 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +13 | 50.0% |
DB Darius BazleyF | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -20 | 37.5% |
AN Abdel NaderF | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -13 | — |
HD Hamidou DialloG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 98 | 48 | 15 | 35-79 | 11-32 | 17-19 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 19 | ||
| Shooting | 44.3% | 34.4% | 89.5% | 56.1% |
DNP: Andre Roberson, Mike Muscala, Terrance Ferguson
| DHDanuel House Jr.F-G | 38 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 6-13 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +19 | 64.4% |
JH James HardenG | 36 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 5-16 | 2-11 | 9-9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 52.6% |
EG Eric GordonG | 33 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6-20 | 0-10 | 3-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +23 | 33.8% |
PT P.J. TuckerF | 30 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 5-7 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +15 | 100.0% |
RC Robert CovingtonF | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 71.4% |
| JGJeff GreenF | 37 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +13 | 68.2% |
AR Austin RiversG | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55.0% |
BM Ben McLemoreG | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 42.9% |
| Totals | 240 | 111 | 41 | 21 | 38-91 | 19-56 | 16-18 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 19 | ||
| Shooting | 41.8% | 33.9% | 88.9% | 56.1% |
DNP: Bruno Caboclo, Chris Clemons, DeMarre Carroll, Michael Frazier II, Tyson Chandler
12:00Jump Ball Covington vs. Adams: Tip to Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC 011:35MISS Gallinari 12' Pullup Jump ShotOKC 011:34House Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 011:28Gordon 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)OKC 011:14Adams 2' Dunk (2 PTS)OKC 210:56MISS Gordon 32' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 210:42Adams 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)OKC 410:19House Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)OKC 49:53Gordon P.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Scott)OKC 49:50MISS Dort 24' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 49:49Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)OKC 49:44Gilgeous-Alexander 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Adams 1 AST)OKC 79:34Harden 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)OKC 79:14Harden S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Davis)OKC 79:14Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)OKC 89:14Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)OKC 98:59MISS Gordon 5' Driving DunkOKC 98:59Paul BLOCK (1 BLK)OKC 98:58Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)OKC 98:42Gilgeous-Alexander 20' Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)OKC 118:32MISS Harden 27' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 118:31Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)OKC 118:20Paul Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)OKC 118:20Covington STEAL (1 STL)OKC 118:08Tucker 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harden 3 AST)OKC 117:44Gallinari 17' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)OKC 137:30Covington 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harden 4 AST)OKC 137:15Covington P.FOUL (P1.T3) (G.Petraitis)OKC 137:09MISS Dort 3PT Jump ShotOKC 137:08Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 137:01MISS Harden 27' 3PT Step Back Jump ShotOKC 137:00Dort REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 136:52MISS Dort 28' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 136:39Green 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)OKC 136:20Paul 19' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)OKC 156:03MISS McLemore 27' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 156:02House Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)OKC 156:01House Jr. 1' Putback Layup (5 PTS)OKC 155:49Gilgeous-Alexander 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS)OKC 175:49McLemore S.FOUL (P1.T4) (K.Scott)OKC 175:49Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)OKC 185:36MISS Harden 26' 3PT Step Back Jump ShotOKC 185:35Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 185:23MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 3' Driving LayupOKC 185:22Rivers REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 185:17MISS McLemore 1' Running Reverse LayupOKC 185:15Gallinari REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 185:00Tucker P.FOUL (P1.PN) (G.Petraitis)OKC 185:00MISS Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2OKC 185:00Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)OKC 194:43MISS Tucker 3' Driving LayupOKC 194:43Dort BLOCK (1 BLK)OKC 194:40Tucker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)OKC 194:36MISS Tucker 5' LayupOKC 194:35Tucker REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)OKC 194:34Tucker 1' Tip Layup Shot (5 PTS)OKC 194:26MISS Noel 1' Alley Oop LayupOKC 194:26Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)OKC 194:20MISS Dort 2' LayupOKC 194:20Harden BLOCK (1 BLK)OKC 194:20McLemore REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 194:11McLemore 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tucker 1 AST)OKC 193:57Gallinari 27' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Schroder 1 AST)OKC 223:36MISS Green 3PT Jump ShotOKC 223:35Gallinari REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)OKC 223:25Rivers P.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Davis)OKC 223:25Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)OKC 233:25Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)OKC 243:12MISS McLemore 29' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 243:11Noel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 242:59MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 28' 3PT Step Back Jump ShotOKC 242:58Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 242:49MISS Rivers 3' Driving LayupOKC 242:48Noel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)OKC 242:40Schroder 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)OKC 262:25Harden 9' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (5 PTS)OKC 262:25Schroder S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Davis)OKC 262:25Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)OKC 262:15MISS Schroder 20' Pullup Jump ShotOKC 262:14Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)OKC 262:01MISS Harden 29' 3PT Step Back Jump ShotOKC 262:00Noel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)OKC 261:52MISS Paul 26' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 261:48Covington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 261:35McLemore 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Rivers 1 AST)OKC 261:15Noel 2' Dunk (2 PTS)OKC 280:56Rivers 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harden 5 AST)OKC 280:43MISS Diallo 1' LayupOKC 280:42Paul REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)OKC 280:39Paul 6' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (4 PTS)OKC 300:24Covington 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Rivers 2 AST)OKC 30The Rockets beat the Thunder 111-98 at home.
James Harden led the Rockets with 21 points and 9 assists, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 31 points.
The Rockets led by as many as 15 points. The lead changed hands 14 times and the score was tied 10 times. Their best stretch was a 17-0 run.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
