August 24, 2020 · First Round · Game 4 · 4:00 PM EDT
Series tied 2-2
Biggest lead HOU by 15 · OKC by 8 · 18 lead changes
Q4 2:42+23% HOUHarden 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (29 PTS)HOU 106 · OKC 105
Q4 1:52+28% OKCPaul 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (20 PTS)HOU 106 · OKC 107
Q4 1:41+29% HOUGreen 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (10 PTS) (Harden 15 AST)HOU 108 · OKC 107Q4 1:34+30% OKCPaul 18' Pullup Jump Shot (22 PTS)HOU 108 · OKC 109
Q4 0:35+27% OKCSchroder 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (28 PTS)HOU 108 · OKC 111| 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 | HOU | OKC |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 16/22 73% | 17/26 65% |
| Paint | 1/8 13% | 6/10 60% |
| Mid-range | 1/3 33% | 8/18 44% |
| Corner 3 | 6/15 40% | 2/6 33% |
| Above the break 3 | 17/43 40% | 9/26 35% |
| JHJames HardenG | 43 | 32 | 8 | 15 | 11-25 | 6-15 | 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +2 | 58.8% |
DH Danuel House Jr.F-G | 39 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 8-15 | 4-10 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 68.0% |
PT P.J. TuckerF | 38 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4-10 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 55.0% |
RC Robert CovingtonF | 34 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 5-11 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 63.6% |
EG Eric GordonG | 31 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 8-15 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 68.6% |
| JGJeff GreenF | 32 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -13 | 50.0% |
AR Austin RiversG | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 0.0% |
BM Ben McLemoreG | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 50.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 114 | 40 | 25 | 41-91 | 23-58 | 9-10 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 23 | ||
| Shooting | 45.1% | 39.7% | 90.0% | 59.7% |
DNP: Bruno Caboclo, Chris Clemons, DeMarre Carroll, Michael Frazier II, Tyson Chandler
SG Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG | 44 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 7-17 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 50.3% |
| CPChris PaulG | 37 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 10-19 | 0-5 | 6-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 60.1% |
LD Luguentz DortG | 35 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3-10 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 41.4% |
DG Danilo GallinariF | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -6 | 41.4% |
SA Steven AdamsC | 26 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -7 | 78.5% |
| DSDennis SchröderG | 31 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 10-16 | 4-7 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +11 | 78.6% |
DB Darius BazleyF | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 70.0% |
NN Nerlens NoelC-F | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +9 | 69.4% |
TF Terrance FergusonG | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 117 | 46 | 16 | 42-86 | 11-32 | 22-28 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 16 | ||
| Shooting | 48.8% | 34.4% | 78.6% | 59.5% |
DNP: Abdel Nader, Andre Roberson, Hamidou Diallo, Mike Muscala
12:00Jump Ball Adams vs. Covington: Tip to PaulHOU 011:48Gallinari 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)HOU 011:34Gilgeous-Alexander S.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Ford)HOU 011:34Gordon Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)HOU 111:34Gordon Free Throw 2 of 3 (2 PTS)HOU 211:34Gordon Free Throw 3 of 3 (3 PTS)HOU 311:18House Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Ford)HOU 311:10Gallinari 28' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)HOU 310:58MISS House Jr. 26' 3PT Jump ShotHOU 310:57Adams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 310:47Gilgeous-Alexander 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)HOU 310:37MISS Tucker 25' 3PT Jump ShotHOU 310:36Dort REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 310:28Dort 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 AST)HOU 310:14Covington Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)HOU 310:04MISS Dort 3PT Jump ShotHOU 310:03Covington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 39:43House Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)HOU 69:28MISS Adams 7' LayupHOU 69:28Covington BLOCK (1 BLK)HOU 69:27Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 69:22MISS Gordon 2' Running LayupHOU 69:21Adams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)HOU 69:11Covington S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Kennedy)HOU 69:11Adams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)HOU 69:11MISS Adams Free Throw 2 of 2HOU 69:11Covington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)HOU 69:03Harden 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)HOU 98:43MISS Gallinari 3' LayupHOU 98:42Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)HOU 98:41Adams 2' Putback Dunk (3 PTS)HOU 98:11Gordon 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)HOU 117:54Gallinari Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)HOU 117:38Harden 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS)HOU 147:20MISS Paul 15' Pullup Jump ShotHOU 147:01Harden Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)HOU 147:01Paul STEAL (1 STL)HOU 146:55MISS Dort 2' Alley Oop DunkHOU 146:54House Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 146:49MISS Tucker 3PT Running Jump ShotHOU 146:48Gallinari REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 146:38Gilgeous-Alexander 15' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)HOU 146:31House Jr. 1' Driving Dunk (5 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)HOU 166:16Dort 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 3 AST)HOU 166:04MISS Tucker 3PT Jump ShotHOU 166:03Harden REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)HOU 166:02Harden 2' Putback Layup (8 PTS)HOU 185:54Paul 16' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)HOU 185:45Dort S.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Ford)HOU 185:45Harden Free Throw 1 of 3 (9 PTS)HOU 195:45MISS Harden Free Throw 2 of 3HOU 195:45Harden Free Throw 3 of 3 (10 PTS)HOU 205:24Schroder 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Dort 1 AST)HOU 205:11McLemore 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)HOU 234:51MISS Dort 25' 3PT Jump ShotHOU 234:50House Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)HOU 234:42Tucker OFF.Foul (P1) (T.Ford)HOU 234:42Tucker Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)HOU 234:31Noel 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 4 AST)HOU 234:16Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harden 3 AST)HOU 264:02Gilgeous-Alexander 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS)HOU 263:50Tucker 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harden 4 AST)HOU 293:33MISS Dort 28' 3PT Jump ShotHOU 293:32Rivers REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 293:24Gilgeous-Alexander Violation:Kicked Ball (T.Brothers)HOU 293:16MISS Harden 10' Turnaround Fadeaway ShotHOU 293:15McLemore REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)HOU 293:15MISS McLemore 1' Tip Layup ShotHOU 293:14Bazley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 293:03Dort Offensive Charge Foul (P2.T3) (T.Brothers)HOU 293:03Dort Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)HOU 292:48Harden 27' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Green 1 AST)HOU 322:30Bazley 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)HOU 322:12Harden 2' Driving Layup (15 PTS)HOU 342:05Harden P.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Kennedy)HOU 341:53Covington P.FOUL (P2.T4) (T.Ford)HOU 341:43Schroder 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)HOU 341:27MISS Covington 26' 3PT Jump ShotHOU 341:26Noel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 341:14MISS Schroder 2' Driving LayupHOU 341:14Covington BLOCK (2 BLK)HOU 341:13Noel L.B.FOUL (P1.T4) (B.Kennedy)HOU 341:00MISS Covington 25' 3PT Jump ShotHOU 340:58Covington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)HOU 340:53Green 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (McLemore 1 AST)HOU 370:30Bazley 1' Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (Schroder 1 AST)HOU 370:20MISS McLemore 3PT Jump ShotHOU 370:19Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 370:00MISS Paul 28' 3PT Pullup Jump ShotHOU 370:00Covington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)HOU 37The Thunder edged the Rockets 117-114 at home.
Dennis Schröder led the Thunder with 30 points, while James Harden led the Rockets with 32 points and 15 assists.
The Thunder took the lead for good with 1:34 left in Q4. The Thunder led by as many as 8 points. The lead changed hands 18 times and the score was tied 8 times.
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