Thunder 119-107 Rockets (Aug 22, 2020) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

44-28, 20-16 away

107

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
HOU	29	34	19	22	3	107
OKC	23	34	21	26	15	119

Oklahoma City Thunder

44-28, 23-14 home

119

Danilo Gallinari misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Robert Covington blocks Steven Adams 's 3-foot layup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
Steven Adams makes 3-foot driving dunk
Luguentz Dort makes 3-foot layup (Steven Adams assists)
Eric Gordon blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's driving layup
Danilo Gallinari misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
Steven Adams misses 4-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 16-foot two point shot
Dennis Schroder misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luguentz Dort misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 6-foot two point shot
Danilo Gallinari makes three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 9-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)
Dennis Schroder makes 31-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point shot
Chris Paul makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists)
Darius Bazley makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Dennis Schroder misses layup
Steven Adams makes two point shot
Dennis Schroder misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup (Dennis Schroder assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 25-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes driving layup
Luguentz Dort misses 26-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 29-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)
Dennis Schroder makes pullup jump shot
Dennis Schroder misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Danilo Gallinari makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
Dennis Schroder makes driving layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Dennis Schroder misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dennis Schroder makes driving layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 8-foot two point shot (Steven Adams assists)
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Danilo Gallinari misses 23-foot three point jumper
Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three pointer
Steven Adams misses 5-foot hook shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 25-foot three point jumper
Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Dennis Schroder makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
Dennis Schroder misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dennis Schroder misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 14-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
Eric Gordon blocks Dennis Schroder 's 5-foot driving layup
Dennis Schroder makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
Jeff Green blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 's 2-foot driving layup
Chris Paul misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Chris Paul misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dennis Schroder misses driving layup
Chris Paul makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
Dennis Schroder makes 8-foot two point shot (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dennis Schroder misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dennis Schroder makes 24-foot jumper
Dennis Schroder misses 31-foot three point jumper
Darius Bazley misses 9-foot jumper
Dennis Schroder makes driving layup
Eric Gordon blocks Dennis Schroder 's 23-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 27-foot three point jumper
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 19-foot step back jumpshot
Chris Paul misses driving floating jump shot
Steven Adams misses layup
Dennis Schroder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Chris Paul makes two point shot
Steven Adams makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 2-foot two point shot
Luguentz Dort misses three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses layup
Jeff Green blocks Dennis Schroder 's 4-foot driving layup
Chris Paul makes 29-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Chris Paul makes 29-foot three point jumper (Luguentz Dort assists)
Luguentz Dort makes 2-foot two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Luguentz Dort misses 2-foot two point shot
Luguentz Dort makes two point shot
James Harden makes driving layup
James Harden misses driving layup
Danuel House Jr. makes layup (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Eric Gordon makes two point shot
Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes driving layup
Jeff Green makes driving layup
James Harden makes driving layup
James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot
Austin Rivers makes driving layup
James Harden makes 4-foot two point shot
Eric Gordon misses 30-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Jeff Green makes 24-foot three point jumper
Austin Rivers misses driving floating jump shot
Eric Gordon makes driving layup
Eric Gordon misses driving layup
Danuel House Jr. misses two point shot
Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Jeff Green assists)
Eric Gordon misses two point shot
Jeff Green makes 28-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
Austin Rivers makes driving layup
Austin Rivers misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
P.J. Tucker misses three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes 29-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
James Harden misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
James Harden makes driving layup
James Harden misses 29-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Jeff Green makes 28-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
P.J. Tucker misses layup
P.J. Tucker makes tip shot
Danuel House Jr. makes 22-foot step back jumpshot (Eric Gordon assists)
Luguentz Dort blocks James Harden 's 4-foot driving layup
James Harden makes 10-foot two point shot
James Harden makes layup
James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
James Harden makes dunk (Jeff Green assists)
Eric Gordon misses driving layup
Robert Covington makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
P.J. Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 29-foot three point jumper
P.J. Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses driving layup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Danuel House Jr. 's 5-foot driving layup
James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green makes 2-foot dunk (James Harden assists)
James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Jeff Green misses driving layup
James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Austin Rivers misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green misses two point shot
Eric Gordon makes layup
Jeff Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Austin Rivers misses 30-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 10-foot two point shot
Eric Gordon makes driving dunk
Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Robert Covington misses three point jumper
Steven Adams blocks James Harden's driving layup
Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 7-foot two point shot
Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 31-foot three point jumper
Luguentz Dort blocks James Harden 's 3-foot two point shot
Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
Jeff Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. makes 3-foot two point shot
Jeff Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
James Harden makes driving layup
Jeff Green makes 3-foot driving dunk
James Harden misses 30-foot three point jumper
P.J. Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Luguentz Dort blocks James Harden 's 10-foot driving layup
P.J. Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses driving floating jump shot
Eric Gordon misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
Austin Rivers misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul blocks Eric Gordon 's 4-foot driving layup
Ben McLemore misses 25-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)
Ben McLemore misses 24-foot three point jumper

ROCKETS

THUNDER

TIME		HOU	OKC
12:00	Robert Covington vs. Steven Adams (Danilo Gallinari gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Danilo Gallinari misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
11:42	Robert Covington defensive rebound	0	0
11:27	James Harden makes driving layup	2	0
11:18	Chris Paul bad pass (Danuel House Jr. steals)	2	0
11:07	James Harden misses driving layup	2	0
11:05	Danuel House Jr. offensive rebound	2	0
11:02	Danuel House Jr. bad pass (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals)	2	0
10:59	Robert Covington blocks Steven Adams 's 3-foot layup	2	0
10:59	Thunder offensive team rebound	2	0
10:42	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 26-foot step back jumpshot	2	0
10:41	Steven Adams offensive rebound	2	0
10:40	Steven Adams lost ball turnover (Robert Covington steals)	2	0
10:33	Danuel House Jr. makes layup (James Harden assists)	4	0
10:17	Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	0
10:16	Rockets defensive team rebound	4	0
9:57	James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper	4	0
9:57	Thunder defensive team rebound	4	0
9:37	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	4	0
9:34	Danuel House Jr. defensive rebound	4	0
9:30	Luguentz Dort personal foul	4	0
9:26	Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot step back jumpshot	4	0
9:22	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	4	0
9:18	Danuel House Jr. shooting foul	4	0
9:18	Luguentz Dort makes free throw 1 of 2	4	1
9:18	Luguentz Dort misses free throw 2 of 2	4	1
9:16	Robert Covington defensive rebound	4	1
9:10	Eric Gordon makes two point shot	6	1
8:46	Steven Adams makes 3-foot driving dunk	6	3
8:46	P.J. Tucker shooting foul	6	3
8:46	Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 1	6	3
8:43	Danuel House Jr. defensive rebound	6	3
8:27	Eric Gordon lost ball turnover (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals)	6	3
8:22	Robert Covington personal foul	6	3
8:08	James Harden kicked ball violation	6	3
8:03	Luguentz Dort makes 3-foot layup (Steven Adams assists)	6	5
7:52	Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	5
7:48	Steven Adams defensive rebound	6	5
7:38	Eric Gordon blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's driving layup	6	5
7:38	Thunder offensive team rebound	6	5
7:31	Thunder Full timeout	6	5
7:31	Ben McLemore enters the game for Robert Covington	6	5
7:31	Jeff Green enters the game for Eric Gordon	6	5
7:27	Danilo Gallinari misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot	6	5
7:22	James Harden defensive rebound	6	5
7:02	Danuel House Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	9	5
6:49	Steven Adams misses 4-foot two point shot	9	5
6:46	Ben McLemore defensive rebound	9	5
6:38	James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot	9	5
6:36	Steven Adams defensive rebound	9	5
6:27	Chris Paul misses 16-foot two point shot	9	5
6:24	Ben McLemore defensive rebound	9	5
6:12	Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	5
6:10	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	9	5
6:00	Danilo Gallinari lost ball turnover (James Harden steals)	9	5
5:46	James Harden makes driving layup	11	5
5:32	Steven Adams out of bounds bad pass turnover	11	5
5:32	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Chris Paul	11	5
5:32	Nerlens Noel enters the game for Steven Adams	11	5
5:32	Austin Rivers enters the game for Danuel House Jr.	11	5
5:22	Jeff Green makes driving layup	13	5
5:22	Nerlens Noel defensive goaltending violation	13	5
5:16	Austin Rivers shooting foul	13	5
5:16	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 2	13	6
5:16	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2	13	7
5:02	Ben McLemore traveling	13	7
4:53	Austin Rivers personal foul	13	7
4:53	Nerlens Noel misses free throw 1 of 2	13	7
4:53	Thunder offensive team rebound	13	7
4:53	Nerlens Noel misses free throw 2 of 2	13	7
4:51	James Harden defensive rebound	13	7
4:43	James Harden makes driving layup	15	7
4:32	Dennis Schroder misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	7
4:30	Jeff Green defensive rebound	15	7
4:23	James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot	15	7
4:21	Nerlens Noel defensive rebound	15	7
4:12	Luguentz Dort misses 23-foot three point jumper	15	7
4:11	Austin Rivers defensive rebound	15	7
3:56	Austin Rivers makes driving layup	17	7
3:34	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 6-foot two point shot	17	7
3:33	James Harden defensive rebound	17	7
3:23	James Harden makes 4-foot two point shot	19	7
3:06	Jeff Green shooting foul	19	7
3:06	Rockets Full timeout	19	7
3:06	Chris Paul enters the game for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	19	7
3:06	Robert Covington enters the game for James Harden	19	7
3:06	Eric Gordon enters the game for P.J. Tucker	19	7
3:06	Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2	19	8
3:06	Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2	19	9
2:54	Eric Gordon misses 30-foot three point jumper	19	9
2:52	Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound	19	9
2:42	Danilo Gallinari makes three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	19	12
2:30	Jeff Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)	22	12
2:22	Robert Covington shooting foul	22	12
2:22	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 2	22	13
2:22	Darius Bazley enters the game for Luguentz Dort	22	13
2:22	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander enters the game for Danilo Gallinari	22	13
2:22	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2	22	14
2:02	Jeff Green makes 24-foot three point jumper	25	14
1:46	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 9-foot two point shot	25	16
1:37	Dennis Schroder personal foul	25	16
1:22	Chris Paul shooting foul	25	16
1:22	Robert Covington makes free throw 1 of 2	26	16
1:22	Robert Covington makes free throw 2 of 2	27	16
1:12	Robert Covington personal foul	27	16
1:12	Nerlens Noel makes free throw 1 of 2	27	17
1:12	Danuel House Jr. enters the game for Robert Covington	27	17
1:12	Nerlens Noel misses free throw 2 of 2	27	17
1:10	Jeff Green defensive rebound	27	17
51.5	Austin Rivers misses driving floating jump shot	27	17
49.6	Darius Bazley defensive rebound	27	17
42.2	Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	27	20
35.0	Eric Gordon makes driving layup	29	20
26.8	Dennis Schroder makes 31-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	29	23
4.1	Eric Gordon misses driving layup	29	23
2.5	Chris Paul defensive rebound	29	23
0.0	Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point shot	29	23
0.0	Thunder offensive team rebound	29	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	23

Thunder
108
Rockets
123

Game 1

8/18

Thunder
98
Rockets
111

Game 2

8/20

Rockets
107
Thunder
119

Game 3

8/22

Rockets
114
Thunder
117

Game 4

8/24

Thunder
-
Rockets
-

Game 5

8/26

Rockets
-
Thunder
-

Game 5

8/28

Thunder
80
Rockets
114

Game 5

8/29

Rockets
100
Thunder
104

Game 6

8/31

Thunder
102
Rockets
104

Game 7

9/2

ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

6:00 PM, August 22, 2020Coverage: ESPN

Lake Buena Vista, FL

Referees:
Ed Malloy
Leon Wood
David Guthrie

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	12	6	.667	-	L1
Memphis	10	7	.588	1.5	W2
Dallas	9	8	.529	2.5	L1
San Antonio	9	8	.529	2.5	W3
New Orleans	4	13	.235	7.5	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	12	4	.750	-	W1
Denver	9	6	.600	2.5	W1
Minnesota	8	8	.500	4	L2
Portland	7	10	.412	5.5	W1
Utah	4	12	.250	8	W1

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