Game completed
Houston Rockets0-1124at
Oklahoma City Thunder1-0125
Tue, Oct 21, 7:30 PM EDTPaycom Center, Oklahoma City, OKPeacock · NBC
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | OT2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 30 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 124 |
| OKC | 27 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 125 |
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr.SF | 42 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 2-6 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Alperen SengunPF | 49 | 39 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12-24 | 5-8 | 10-11 | +9 |
| Steven AdamsC | 37 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Kevin DurantSG | 47 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9-16 | 0-4 | 5-6 | 0 |
| Amen ThompsonPG | 39 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8-17 | 0-7 | 2-2 | -11 |
| Tari Eason | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Reed Sheppard | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-11 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Clint Capela | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Josh Okogie | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 5-6 | -8 |
| Team | 124 | 73 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 43-97 | 11-39 | 27-31 |
DNP: JD Davison, Dorian Finney-Smith (injury), Jeff Green, Kevon Harris, Aaron Holiday, Jae'Sean Tate (injury), Isaiah Crawford (injury), Fred VanVleet (injury)
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luguentz DortSF | 45 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-12 | 0-8 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Chet HolmgrenPF | 39 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11-17 | 2-5 | 4-4 | -1 |
| Isaiah HartensteinC | 37 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +9 |
| Cason WallaceSG | 42 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 3-8 | 1-2 | +8 |
| Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG | 47 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12-26 | 1-9 | 10-14 | +3 |
| Jaylin Williams | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Aaron Wiggins | 21 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Alex Caruso | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | -15 |
| Brooks Barnhizer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Chris Youngblood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Ajay Mitchell | 15 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Team | 125 | 49 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 46-104 | 13-52 | 20-25 |
DNP: Ousmane Dieng, Branden Carlson (gleague twoway), Isaiah Joe (injury), Thomas Sorber (injury), Nikola Topić (injury), Jalen Williams (injury), Kenrich Williams (injury)
Lead tracker
How the game flowed
- Biggest lead · OKC
- 6
- Biggest lead · HOU
- 12
- Times tied
- 12
- Lead changes
- 22
- Longest run · OKC
- 8
How they entered this matchup
Pregame context
- HOU has the rest edge with 4 days and 120h between games.
- HOU is carrying the heavier travel load at 755 mi from its previous stop.
- HOU is in game 3 of 3 on the road with 706 mi already logged before tip.
- National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.
The numbers
Rest · travel · body clock
| Schedule spot | HOU | OKC |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| Days rest | 4 days | 3 days |
| Hours rest | 120h | 95.5h |
| Rest swing | +24.5h | -24.5h |
| Travel in | 755 mi | 0 mi |
| Zone change | -1h | 0h |
| Body clock | 0h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 3 of 3 | Homestand · 2 of 2 |
| Miles before tip | 706 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | — | — |
How each side got here
Travel and map
HOU
755 miHOU came from Atlanta, GA with 755 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.
Atlanta, GA to Oklahoma City, OK
OKC
0 miOKC stayed in Oklahoma City, OK between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.
Stayed in Oklahoma City, OK
Where this game sits in the run
Trip context
HOU
Road tripHOU is on game 3 of 3 on the road, with 706 mi already behind it.
OKC
HomestandOKC is in game 2 of 2 on this homestand.
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