Rockets (96) vs Thunder (111) · Dec 14, 2024 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 14, 2024

Game Recap

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Houston Rockets, 111-96 and advanced to the Emirates NBA Cup Championship where they'll face off against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday, December 17th at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC. The Thunder win their fifth straight game as they improve to 20-5 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 17-9.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	20	22	27	27	96
OKC	18	23	34	36	111

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
9Dillon BrooksSF	33	5-17	4-13	0-0	5	2	0	0	0	5	14	-5
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	39	3-8	2-4	6-7	6	3	1	1	3	2	14	-15
28Alperen SengunC	32	6-16	1-2	0-1	11	2	2	0	4	5	13	-5
4Jalen GreenSG	34	5-14	1-8	1-1	3	2	0	1	3	2	12	-16
5Fred VanVleetPG	41	3-15	1-11	1-3	9	7	1	0	1	2	8	-6
1Amen Thompson	29	9-15	0-1	1-3	7	1	3	0	4	3	19	-14
12Steven Adams	6	1-2	0-0	2-4	6	0	0	0	1	0	4	-1
17Tari Eason	17	3-8	2-6	4-6	2	0	0	1	0	4	12	-12
0Aaron Holiday	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-1
32Jeff Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Jock Landale	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Reed Sheppard	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Jae'Sean Tate	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Cam Whitmore	— did not play —												— did not play —
19Nate Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		35-9636.5%	11-4623.9%	15-2560.0%	49	17	7	3	16	25	96

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
5Luguentz DortSF	31	5-11	5-9	4-6	9	1	3	0	0	3	19	+10
8Jalen WilliamsPF	38	8-20	2-5	2-2	5	5	1	0	3	2	20	+11
55Isaiah HartensteinC	33	9-12	0-0	3-4	8	2	0	1	4	4	21	+7
22Cason WallaceSG	32	2-6	1-4	0-0	6	2	1	1	2	3	5	+8
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG	37	8-21	2-6	14-15	8	6	5	1	1	3	32	+15
21Aaron Wiggins	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-2
34Kenrich Williams	10	3-4	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3	7	-4
9Alex Caruso	19	0-3	0-3	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	3	0	+16
11Isaiah Joe	17	1-3	0-1	3-3	2	0	1	1	1	0	5	+6
25Ajay Mitchell	9	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	+8
15Branden Carlson	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Dillon Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL		36-8045.0%	11-3036.7%	28-3287.5%	43	19	12	4	12	24	111

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterhouokc

(11:56) Jump Ball Hartenstein vs. Sengun: Tip to Smith Jr.
(11:38) MISS Brooks 11' Fadeaway Jumper
(11:35) Wallace REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:28) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 3' Driving Layup
(11:28) Rockets Rebound
(11:28) Hartenstein L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Capers)
(11:13) MISS Brooks 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:10) Dort REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:56) MISS Wallace 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:53) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:45) MISS Ja. Green 3PT Jump Shot
(10:41) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (10:37) Sengun 8' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
20
(10:14) MISS J. Williams 11' Floating Jump Shot
(10:13) VanVleet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:07) Brooks 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smith Jr. 1 AST)
50
(9:53) MISS J. Williams 4' Driving Layup
(9:52) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(9:45) MISS VanVleet 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:41) Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:29) MISS Dort 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:27) VanVleet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:22) Ja. Green Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:22) Gilgeous-Alexander STEAL (1 STL)
(9:19) VanVleet P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Capers)
(9:11) Gilgeous-Alexander Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:54) MISS Sengun 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:52) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:50) MISS Smith Jr. 4' Putback Layup
(8:49) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:43) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(8:41) Wallace REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (8:38) Dort 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (J. Williams 1 AST)
53
(8:22) MISS Sengun 7' Floating Jump Shot
(8:19) VanVleet REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:11) Sengun Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:11) Gilgeous-Alexander STEAL (2 STL)
(8:06) MISS Dort 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(8:02) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:48) Smith Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:48) Gilgeous-Alexander STEAL (3 STL)
(7:45) Smith Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T2) (R.Acosta)
+1 (7:45) Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
54
+1 (7:45) Gilgeous-Alexander Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
55
(7:30) Sengun Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(7:30) Gilgeous-Alexander STEAL (4 STL)
(7:21) Hartenstein Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:21) Sengun STEAL (1 STL)
(7:17) Wallace S.FOUL (P1.T2) (R.Acosta)
+1 (7:17) VanVleet Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
65
(7:17) THUNDER Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:17) MISS VanVleet Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:15) Wallace REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (7:05) Hartenstein 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Williams 2 AST)
67
(6:51) Sengun Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T5)
(6:51) Dort STEAL (1 STL)
(6:48) Wallace Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:48) Sengun STEAL (2 STL)
(6:37) MISS Sengun 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(6:35) Dort REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:28) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:24) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:06) MISS VanVleet 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:05) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(6:05) J. Williams S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Capers)
+1 (6:05) Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
77
+1 (6:05) Smith Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
87
(5:45) MISS J. Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:43) Adams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:43) Dort P.FOUL (P1.T4) (N.Buchert)
+2 (5:31) VanVleet 6' Driving Layup (3 PTS)
107
+2 (5:22) J. Williams 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
109
(5:12) MISS VanVleet 2' Driving Layup
(5:09) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (5:09) Adams Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
129
(4:56) MISS K. Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:53) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:44) MISS Thompson 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:40) J. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:28) MISS J. Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:25) VanVleet REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:19) Gilgeous-Alexander S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Capers)
+1 (4:19) Adams Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
139
(4:19) MISS Adams Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:17) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:07) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:02) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (3:53) Thompson 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (VanVleet 1 AST)
159
(3:42) MISS Caruso 3PT Jump Shot
(3:37) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:32) MISS Thompson 2' Reverse Layup
(3:31) Adams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(3:30) MISS Adams Tip Layup Shot
(3:29) Adams REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
(3:28) Adams Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
(3:28) Joe STEAL (1 STL)
(3:23) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(3:22) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:22) K. Williams P.FOUL (P1.PN) (N.Buchert)
+1 (3:22) Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
169
(3:22) MISS Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:19) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:18) MISS VanVleet 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:16) THUNDER Rebound
(3:16) Brooks L.B.FOUL (P1.T3) (R.Acosta)
+2 (2:58) K. Williams 16' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1611
(2:41) MISS Eason 7' Fadeaway Jumper
(2:38) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (2:30) Gilgeous-Alexander 1' Driving Reverse Layup (4 PTS)
1613
(2:05) MISS Thompson 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:05) Rockets Rebound
(2:05) K. Williams L.B.FOUL (P2.PN) (R.Acosta)
(2:05) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:05) MISS Adams Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:05) Rockets Rebound
+1 (2:05) Adams Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1713
+2 (1:48) K. Williams 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1715
+3 (1:33) Eason 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
2015
+3 (1:22) K. Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 1 AST)
2018
(0:58) MISS Eason 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:55) THUNDER Rebound
(0:34) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:30) THUNDER Rebound
(0:25) Sengun P.FOUL (P1.T4) (R.Acosta)
(0:24) K. Williams Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:11) MISS Smith Jr. 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:07) K. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:00) THUNDER Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

OKC

96Points111

35-96(36.5%)Field Goal(%)36-80(45.0%)

11-46(23.9%)3-Point(%)11-30(36.7%)

15-25(60.0%)Free Throw(%)28-32(87.5%)

49(19)Rebounds(Offensive)43(4)

17Assists19

7Steals12

3Blocks4

16Turnovers12

25Fouls24

44Pts In The Paint40

20Fast Break Pts10

12Pts Off Turnovers13

35Bench Pts14

7Largest Lead16

Game Details

Saturday, December 14, 2024 · 8:30 PM

T-Mobile Arena · Las Vegas, NV

attendance: 17,937 (94.4%)