Thunder (108) vs Rockets (123) · Aug 18, 2020 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Aug 18, 2020

0-1Oklahoma CityThunder

108

1-0HoustonRockets

123

Game Recap

James Harden goes off for 37 points with 11 rebounds to lead the Rockets to victory in game 1.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	20	32	31	25	108
HOU	28	40	36	19	123

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
23Terrance FergusonSF	15	2-3	2-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	6	-8
8Danilo GallinariPF	33	9-17	2-5	9-9	3	3	0	1	1	2	29	-11
12Steven AdamsC	27	7-13	0-1	3-6	12	2	0	0	1	2	17	-3
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderSG	35	2-8	1-3	4-4	4	1	0	1	1	2	9	-3
3Chris PaulPG	37	7-14	3-8	3-4	10	9	2	0	4	4	20	-7
17Dennis Schroder	31	3-12	0-5	0-0	0	4	0	0	2	2	6	-19
9Nerlens Noel	7	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	4	2	-11
6Hamidou Diallo	14	2-6	1-4	2-2	3	1	0	0	1	0	7	-6
7Darius Bazley	17	3-5	3-4	0-0	9	1	0	0	2	1	9	-4
33Mike Muscala	12	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	-1
21Andre Roberson	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-6
11Abdel Nader	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2
30Deonte Burton	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2
TOTAL		37-8444.0%	13-3537.1%	21-2584.0%	46	22	2	3	12	20	108

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
4Danuel House Jr.SF	28	4-8	1-4	0-0	1	5	0	0	0	4	9	+5
17P.J. TuckerPF	34	4-9	3-8	0-0	4	4	0	0	0	4	11	+13
33Robert CovingtonC	30	1-6	1-5	0-0	5	3	1	1	1	5	3	-8
10Eric GordonSG	30	7-17	2-6	5-5	3	4	0	0	2	3	21	-5
13James HardenPG	34	12-22	6-13	7-8	11	3	0	0	3	4	37	+10
16Ben McLemore	23	5-8	4-7	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	14	+27
32Jeff Green	32	8-12	3-7	3-4	6	4	1	0	1	3	22	+28
25Austin Rivers	18	1-5	0-2	2-2	4	2	0	0	0	1	4	+11
5Bruno Caboclo	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	-2
21Michael Frazier II	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
9DeMarre Carroll	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-2
19Tyson Chandler	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Luc Mbah a Moute	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		43-8948.3%	20-5238.5%	17-1989.5%	36	25	4	1	7	26	123

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterokchou

(11:58) Jump Ball Covington vs. Adams: Tip to Gilgeous-Alexander
(11:47) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(11:45) Tucker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:42) Ferguson P.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Collins)
(11:32) Harden OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Capers)
(11:32) Harden Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (11:17) Gallinari 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Ferguson 1 AST)
20
(10:59) MISS Harden 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:57) Tucker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (10:45) Harden 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
23
(10:28) House Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Collins)
(10:22) Gordon P.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Collins)
(10:10) MISS Adams 9' Floating Jump Shot
(10:08) House Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:05) Harden Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(10:05) Paul STEAL (1 STL)
(10:00) MISS Paul 4' Running Layup
(9:58) Covington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:49) Tucker 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (House Jr. 1 AST)
26
+2 (9:27) Adams 4' Jump Bank Shot (2 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
46
(9:27) Gordon S.FOUL (P2.T3) (J.Tiven)
(9:27) MISS Adams Free Throw 1 of 1
(9:25) Tucker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(9:13) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(9:10) Adams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:53) Paul Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:53) Covington STEAL (1 STL)
(8:45) MISS House Jr. 4' Driving Layup
(8:45) Gilgeous-Alexander BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:43) Adams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:38) MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 3' Driving Layup
(8:36) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:27) MISS Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:24) Thunder Rebound
(8:11) Tucker S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Capers)
+1 (8:11) Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
56
+1 (8:11) Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
66
(7:58) MISS Harden 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:54) Tucker REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(7:49) MISS House Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(7:47) Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:37) Adams 3' Layup (4 PTS) (Gallinari 1 AST)
86
(7:22) MISS Covington 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:20) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:16) MISS Paul 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:15) Thunder Rebound
(7:15) Tucker L.B.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.Tiven)
(7:15) Thunder Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:15) MISS Adams Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:15) Thunder Rebound
+1 (7:15) Adams Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
96
+3 (6:52) Harden 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS) (House Jr. 2 AST)
99
(6:26) MISS Adams 3' Layup
(6:26) Covington BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:26) Thunder Rebound
(6:25) Thunder Turnover: Shot Clock (T#2)
(6:13) MISS Green 3PT Jump Shot
(6:10) Adams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:01) Schroder Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:01) Schroder L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Tiven)
+3 (5:49) McLemore 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (House Jr. 3 AST)
912
(5:29) MISS Paul 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:27) ROCKETS Rebound
(5:13) MISS Harden 3' Driving Layup
(5:11) Adams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(5:03) MISS Schroder 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:00) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:55) MISS House Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(4:52) Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:48) Covington S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Capers)
+1 (4:48) Paul Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1012
+1 (4:48) Paul Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1112
(4:36) Harden Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P3.T3)
(4:26) MISS Paul 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:24) Covington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:08) Noel S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Capers)
+1 (4:08) Rivers Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1113
+1 (4:08) Rivers Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1114
(3:46) MISS Gallinari 19' Fadeaway Jumper
(3:42) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:36) Noel S.FOUL (P2.T4) (J.Tiven)
+1 (3:36) Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1115
+1 (3:36) Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1116
+2 (3:21) Schroder 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Gallinari 2 AST)
1316
+2 (3:01) Green 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1318
(3:01) Gallinari S.FOUL (P1.PN) (D.Collins)
+1 (3:01) Green Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1319
(2:40) MISS Diallo 9' Driving Layup
(2:38) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:33) MISS McLemore 3PT Running Jump Shot
(2:31) Gilgeous-Alexander REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:19) Green S.FOUL (P1.PN) (D.Collins)
(2:19) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (2:19) Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1419
+1 (2:19) Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1519
+2 (2:07) Gordon 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Rivers 1 AST)
1521
(1:57) Schroder Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(1:57) Green STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:51) Green 3' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1523
(1:51) Noel S.FOUL (P3.PN) (D.Collins)
(1:51) MISS Green Free Throw 1 of 1
(1:49) Bazley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:35) Bazley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Adams 1 AST)
1823
+2 (1:13) Rivers 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1825
(0:55) MISS Paul 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:52) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(0:52) MISS Adams 1' Tip Layup Shot
(0:52) Adams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
+2 (0:52) Adams 1' Tip Layup Shot (7 PTS)
2025
(0:39) MISS Tucker 3PT Jump Shot
(0:36) Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:32) Paul Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T5)
+3 (0:21) McLemore 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
2028
(0:00) MISS Diallo 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Thunder Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

OKC

HOU

108Points123

37-84(44.0%)Field Goal(%)43-89(48.3%)

13-35(37.1%)3-Point(%)20-52(38.5%)

21-25(84.0%)Free Throw(%)17-19(89.5%)

46(7)Rebounds(Offensive)36(4)

22Assists25

2Steals4

3Blocks1

12Turnovers7

20Fouls26

38Pts In The Paint44

2Fast Break Pts13

6Pts Off Turnovers19

27Bench Pts42

3Largest Lead23

Game Details

Tuesday, August 18, 2020 · 6:30 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

capacity: 18,300