September 2, 2020 · First Round · Game 7 · 9:00 PM EDT
HOU wins 4-3
Biggest lead OKC by 6 · HOU by 8 · 15 lead changes
Q4 7:32+21% HOUCovington 26' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Harden 7 AST)OKC 94 · HOU 96Q4 6:53+21% HOUCovington 26' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Harden 8 AST)OKC 96 · HOU 99
Q4 4:38+25% OKCDort 26' 3PT Jump Shot (30 PTS) (Schroder 4 AST)OKC 99 · HOU 99
Q4 1:42+41% OKCGilgeous-Alexander 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Schroder 5 AST)OKC 102 · HOU 101
Q4 1:25+31% HOUTucker 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Harden 9 AST)OKC 102 · HOU 103| 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 | 14/22 64% | 12/28 43% |
| Paint | 1/10 10% | 1/3 33% |
| Mid-range | 4/10 40% | 5/8 63% |
| Corner 3 | 7/10 70% | 5/16 31% |
| Above the break 3 | 9/24 38% | 12/33 36% |
| SGShai Gilgeous-AlexanderG | 41 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 6-11 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -8 | 74.5% |
CP Chris PaulG | 40 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 6-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -5 | 69.6% |
| LDLuguentz DortG | 35 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 10-21 | 6-12 | 4-6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 63.5% |
SA Steven AdamsC | 34 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68.3% |
DG Danilo GallinariF | 27 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -16 | 31.1% |
DS Dennis SchröderG | 35 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5-17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +12 | 35.3% |
DB Darius BazleyF | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 100.0% |
NN Nerlens NoelC-F | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 69.4% |
| Totals | 240 | 102 | 46 | 24 | 35-76 | 16-34 | 16-21 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 16 | ||
| Shooting | 46.1% | 47.1% | 76.2% | 59.8% |
DNP: Abdel Nader, Andre Roberson, Hamidou Diallo, Mike Muscala, Terrance Ferguson
| PTP.J. TuckerF | 39 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2-8 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +6 | 31.3% |
| RCRobert CovingtonF | 39 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 7-15 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | +3 | 66.1% |
JH James HardenG | 37 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 4-15 | 1-9 | 8-9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +9 | 44.8% |
EG Eric GordonG | 37 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 6-11 | 5-9 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +1 | 82.3% |
RW Russell WestbrookG | 34 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9-20 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 47.9% |
DH Danuel House Jr.F-G | 26 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +7 | 44.4% |
JG Jeff GreenF | 21 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -10 | 92.9% |
AR Austin RiversG | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 104 | 44 | 18 | 35-88 | 17-49 | 17-19 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 24 | ||
| Shooting | 39.8% | 34.7% | 89.5% | 54.0% |
DNP: Ben McLemore, DeMarre Carroll, Luc Mbah a Moute, Michael Frazier II, Tyson Chandler
12:00Jump Ball Covington vs. Adams: Tip to PaulOKC 011:44MISS Gallinari 18' Fadeaway JumperOKC 011:40Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)OKC 011:37Adams 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS)OKC 211:17Adams Violation:Kicked Ball (T.Brown)OKC 211:07Westbrook 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Covington 1 AST)OKC 210:58Gilgeous-Alexander 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)OKC 510:47MISS Tucker 26' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 510:44Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 510:36MISS Gallinari 26' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 510:32Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 510:25MISS Tucker 3PT Jump ShotOKC 510:23Gallinari REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 510:04MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 15' Pullup Jump ShotOKC 510:01Tucker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 59:52MISS Harden 5' Driving LayupOKC 59:50Harden REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)OKC 59:50Harden 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)OKC 59:38Paul Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)OKC 59:38Tucker STEAL (1 STL)OKC 59:30Covington 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)OKC 59:16Dort Offensive Charge Foul (P1.T1) (T.Brown)OKC 59:16Dort Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)OKC 59:09MISS Harden 28' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 59:06Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)OKC 59:03MISS Dort 1' Running DunkOKC 59:03Covington BLOCK (1 BLK)OKC 59:00Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 58:57MISS Westbrook 2' Running Reverse LayupOKC 58:57Adams BLOCK (1 BLK)OKC 58:57Gallinari REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)OKC 58:51MISS Dort 3PT Jump ShotOKC 58:46Adams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)OKC 58:37Dort 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)OKC 88:24MISS Harden 25' 3PT Step Back Jump ShotOKC 88:21Gallinari REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)OKC 88:09Paul 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)OKC 117:54MISS Harden Driving LayupOKC 117:51Gallinari REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)OKC 117:45Gallinari OFF.Foul (P1) (T.Brown)OKC 117:45Gallinari Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)OKC 117:34Covington 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)OKC 117:18Gallinari 15' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)OKC 137:07MISS Harden 25' 3PT Step Back Jump ShotOKC 137:04Gallinari REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)OKC 136:48MISS Dort 25' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 136:45Tucker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)OKC 136:35Gordon 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)OKC 136:14Dort 2' Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)OKC 156:05Gordon 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Tucker 1 AST)OKC 155:42Dort Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)OKC 155:42Covington STEAL (1 STL)OKC 155:37MISS Gordon 1' Running LayupOKC 155:35Gallinari REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)OKC 155:24Adams 1' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)OKC 175:11Green 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)OKC 174:58Paul Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)OKC 174:58Covington STEAL (2 STL)OKC 174:54MISS Covington 1' Running LayupOKC 174:52Gallinari REBOUND (Off:0 Def:7)OKC 174:49Paul Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T6)OKC 174:49Covington STEAL (3 STL)OKC 174:40Noel S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Foster)OKC 174:40Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)OKC 174:40Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)OKC 174:28Gilgeous-Alexander 1' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (5 PTS)OKC 194:15House Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)OKC 194:07Covington P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Foster)OKC 193:56MISS Dort 17' Turnaround Jump ShotOKC 193:56Harden BLOCK (1 BLK)OKC 193:53Covington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 193:47Green OFF.Foul (P1) (T.Brown)OKC 193:47Green Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)OKC 193:25Green S.FOUL (P2.T2) (T.Brown)OKC 193:25MISS Dort Free Throw 1 of 2OKC 193:25Dort Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)OKC 203:12MISS Covington 24' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 203:09Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 203:08Noel OFF.Foul (P2) (P.Fraher)OKC 203:08Noel Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T7)OKC 202:56MISS Rivers 3PT Jump ShotOKC 202:51Covington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)OKC 202:49MISS Covington 1' LayupOKC 202:47Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)OKC 202:45Green 1' Putback Layup (4 PTS)OKC 202:40Rivers P.FOUL (P1.T3) (T.Brown)OKC 202:23MISS Paul 3PT Jump ShotOKC 202:20Tucker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)OKC 202:02Westbrook 12' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (4 PTS)OKC 201:37Schroder 24' 3PT Fadeaway Jumper (3 PTS) (Paul 3 AST)OKC 231:23MISS House Jr. 1' Driving LayupOKC 231:23Bazley BLOCK (1 BLK)OKC 231:20Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)OKC 231:12MISS Schroder 26' 3PT Jump ShotOKC 231:06Bazley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)OKC 231:01Tucker S.FOUL (P1.T4) (T.Brown)OKC 231:01Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)OKC 241:01Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)OKC 250:41MISS Tucker 3PT Jump ShotOKC 250:39Schroder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 250:36Schroder 17' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (5 PTS)OKC 270:28Westbrook Driving Layup (6 PTS)OKC 270:15Bazley 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Paul 4 AST)OKC 300:02MISS Westbrook 26' 3PT Pullup Jump ShotOKC 30The Rockets edged the Thunder 104-102 at home.
Eric Gordon led the Rockets with 21 points, while Luguentz Dort led the Thunder with 30 points.
The Rockets took the lead for good with 1:25 left in Q4. The Rockets led by as many as 8 points. The lead changed hands 15 times and the score was tied 13 times.
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