Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
28
12
40
591
923
36
16
44
86
41
48
19
14
74
30
11
41
3
25
12
12
19
112
4
108
62
57
2420
149
6
66
64
97
86
51
137
11
75
53
15
4024
6060
711
44
6
1923
108
6
25
04
16
511
14
525
10
76
31
33
2424
6060
10
6
60
24
14
58
6
6
100
8
5
13
1
7
5
1
40
60
8
2
25
20
9
45
6
4
67
6
1
7
1
5
3
5
24
60
7
4
57
19
10
53
2
0
0
5
1
6
1
7
3
3
24
60
11
4
36
23
8
35
5
4
80
11
4
15
0
6
1
3
24
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
38
6
15
40
3
9
33
2
2
100
0
2
2
4
4
0
1
2
17
5
none
James
Harden
James Harden
True
37
9
15
60
6
8
75
7
9
78
1
8
9
10
1
0
2
3
31
23
double
Dwight
Howard
Dwight Howard
True
33
5
11
45
0
0
0
3
4
75
2
6
8
1
3
1
1
3
13
9
none
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
31
5
11
45
3
7
43
0
0
0
0
5
5
1
1
1
2
3
13
5
none
Donatas
Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas
True
28
6
12
50
2
3
67
0
0
0
1
3
4
3
1
0
1
3
14
19
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
26
2
7
29
1
4
25
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
2
5
-9
none
Josh
Smith
Josh Smith
False
19
6
10
60
0
1
0
1
2
50
4
3
7
2
1
0
3
0
13
5
none
Jason
Terry
Jason Terry
False
14
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
4
none
Kostas
Papanikolaou
Kostas Papanikolaou
False
6
2
2
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
5
-4
none
Joey
Dorsey
Joey Dorsey
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
-1
none
Alexey
Shved
Alexey Shved
False
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
none
Terrence
Jones
Terrence Jones
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
17
January
2015
Saturday
Toyota Center
Houston
Warriors
Golden State
True
Thunder
Oklahoma City
Western Conference
Northwest
18
20
38
1043
1044
29
11
38
81
35
43
28
20
71
33
10
43
9
25
8
17
19
101
4
69
14
20
1820
612
34
712
57
8
411
11
422
22
310
13
54
1835
6060
311
33
11
2023
710
35
63
53
84
711
71
782
23
66
31
53
2226
6060
6
1
17
18
6
33
7
5
71
4
1
5
2
3
1
5
18
60
9
4
44
20
12
60
12
7
58
11
1
12
2
10
3
4
35
60
3
3
100
20
7
35
6
5
83
7
7
14
2
6
3
5
22
60
11
3
27
23
10
43
3
3
100
11
1
12
3
6
1
3
26
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kevin
Durant
Kevin Durant
True
40
8
12
67
4
6
67
4
4
100
3
7
10
1
0
3
4
1
24
-11
double
Russell
Westbrook
Russell Westbrook
True
37
6
13
46
1
3
33
3
4
75
3
5
8
8
5
0
8
5
16
-11
none
Serge
Ibaka
Serge Ibaka
True
32
4
11
36
2
4
50
3
3
100
0
7
7
3
0
1
0
2
13
-16
none
Steven
Adams
Steven Adams
True
15
1
3
33
0
0
0
3
4
75
2
0
2
0
1
1
0
1
5
-19
none
Andre
Roberson
Andre Roberson
True
8
0
4
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
1
1
1
0
-12
none
Dion
Waiters
Dion Waiters
False
31
6
16
38
2
5
40
2
4
50
0
1
1
2
0
2
0
4
16
-7
none
Reggie
Jackson
Reggie Jackson
False
25
7
12
58
1
3
33
1
3
33
0
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
16
0
none
Kendrick
Perkins
Kendrick Perkins
False
19
2
4
50
0
0
0
2
3
67
1
2
3
2
1
0
2
2
6
-1
none
Anthony
Morrow
Anthony Morrow
False
18
0
3
0
0
3
0
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
8
none
Jeremy
Lamb
Jeremy Lamb
False
2
1
2
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
6
none
Perry
Jones
Perry Jones
False
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
none
Ish
Smith
Ish Smith
False
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
6
none
Nick
Collison
Nick Collison
False
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
-4
none
16
January
2015
Friday
Chesapeake Energy Arena
Oklahoma City
Warriors
Golden State
True
The Houston Rockets ( 28 - 12 ) defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder ( 18 - 20 ) on Thursday 112 - 10 in a game that was n't nearly as close as the score might indicate . Houston got out to a fast start , taking a commanding 44 - 18 lead by the 11 - minute mark in the second quarter . The Thunder cut the Rockets ' lead to 10 early in the fourth , but Houston answered with a 120 run to effectively close out Oklahoma City . Houston ended the game shooting 47 % from the floor , but was shooting above 50 % for much of the contest . Oklahoma City came out flat after a long rest , having last played on Friday against Utah . Things wo n't get much easier for the Thunder , who host the Warriors on Friday before going on a five - game road trip next week against the likes of the Wizards and Hawks . Oklahoma City is now three and a half games behind Phoenix for the eighth seed in the West . Houston has now won both games against Oklahoma City this season , although Thursday 's contest was drastically different than the 69 - 65 game in November where both teams shot under 30 % from the floor . Point guard Patrick Beverley , who suffered a knee contusion Wednesday , was able to play 32 minutes and finished with 13 points and five rebounds . James Harden finished one rebound shy of a triple - double as he dropped 31 points , 10 assists , and nine rebounds on the Thunder . Houston will host Golden State on Saturday .
The Houston Rockets (28 - 12) defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder (18 - 20) on Thursday 112 - 10 in a game that wasn't nearly as close as the score might indicate. Houston got out to a fast start, taking a commanding 44 - 18 lead by the 11 - minute mark in the second quarter. The Thunder cut the Rockets' lead to 10 early in the fourth, but Houston answered with a 120 run to effectively close out Oklahoma City. Houston ended the game shooting 47% from the floor, but was shooting above 50% for much of the contest. Oklahoma City came out flat after a long rest, having last played on Friday against Utah. Things won't get much easier for the Thunder, who host the Warriors on Friday before going on a five - game road trip next week against the likes of the Wizards and Hawks. Oklahoma City is now three and a half games behind Phoenix for the eighth seed in the West. Houston has now won both games against Oklahoma City this season, although Thursday's contest was drastically different than the 69 - 65 game in November where both teams shot under 30% from the floor. Point guard Patrick Beverley, who suffered a knee contusion Wednesday, was able to play 32 minutes and finished with 13 points and five rebounds. James Harden finished one rebound shy of a triple - double as he dropped 31 points, 10 assists, and nine rebounds on the Thunder. Houston will host Golden State on Saturday.
The Houston Rockets (28 - 12) defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder (18 - 20) on Thursday 112 - 10 in a game that wasn't nearly as close as the score might indicate. Houston got out to a fast start, taking a commanding 44 - 18 lead by the 11 - minute mark in the second quarter. The Thunder cut the Rockets' lead to 10 early in the fourth, but Houston answered with a 120 run to effectively close out Oklahoma City. Houston ended the game shooting 47% from the floor, but was shooting above 50% for much of the contest. Oklahoma City came out flat after a long rest, having last played on Friday against Utah. Things won't get much easier for the Thunder, who host the Warriors on Friday before going on a five - game road trip next week against the likes of the Wizards and Hawks. Oklahoma City is now three and a half games behind Phoenix for the eighth seed in the West. Houston has now won both games against Oklahoma City this season, although Thursday's contest was drastically different than the 69 - 65 game in November where both teams shot under 30% from the floor. Point guard Patrick Beverley, who suffered a knee contusion Wednesday, was able to play 32 minutes and finished with 13 points and five rebounds. James Harden finished one rebound shy of a triple - double as he dropped 31 points, 10 assists, and nine rebounds on the Thunder. Houston will host Golden State on Saturday.
<GAME> <DATE> 15 January 2015 <DAY> Thursday <STADIUM> Toyota Center <CITY> Houston <HOME> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 112 <WINS-LOSSES> 28 12 <QTRS> 40 24 24 24 <TEAM-AST> 25 <3PT> 16 <TEAM-FG> 41 <TEAM-FT> 14 <TEAM-REB> 41 <TEAM-TO> 12 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 17 January 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Toyota Center <NEXT-CITY> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Golden State <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Warriors <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Thunder <CITY> Oklahoma City <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 101 <WINS-LOSSES> 18 20 <QTRS> 18 35 22 26 <TEAM-AST> 25 <3PT> 11 <TEAM-FG> 35 <TEAM-FT> 20 <TEAM-REB> 43 <TEAM-TO> 17 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 16 January 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Chesapeake Energy Arena <NEXT-CITY> Oklahoma City <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Golden State <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Warriors <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 31 <FG> 9 15 60 <FG3> 6 8 75 <FT> 7 9 78 <REB> 9 <AST> 10 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 15 40 <FG3> 3 9 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 4 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Donatas Motiejūnas <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 12 50 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh Smith <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 13 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 4 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwight Howard <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 3 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kostas Papanikolaou <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joey Dorsey <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 1 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Terrence Jones <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alexey Shved <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Terry <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Durant <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 24 <FG> 8 12 67 <FG3> 4 6 67 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 10 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 3 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Reggie Jackson <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 16 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 6 <AST> 6 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dion Waiters <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 16 38 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Russell Westbrook <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 8 <AST> 8 <STL> 5 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 8 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Serge Ibaka <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 13 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kendrick Perkins <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Steven Adams <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeremy Lamb <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Morrow <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nick Collison <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ish Smith <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Perry Jones <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andre Roberson <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 4 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none