The Houston Rockets closed the preseason with a 116-89 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder at Toyota Center on Thursday.
Houston opens the regular season at home on Wednesday against the Dallas Mavericks, who split two games with the Rockets in preseason in Macao.
The Rockets were led by Bogdan Bogdanovic, who scored 15 points in 16 minutes off the bench. Others in double-figures were Alperen Şengün (14), Amen Thompson (12), Tari Eason (12), Kevin Durant (11) and Reed Sheppard (11).
The Thunder, who were without Chet Holmgren, Carson Wallace and Jaylin Williams, were led by Jalen Williams (18 points, seven rebounds) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (17 points, three assists).
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ROCKETS 116, THUNDER 89
|
FG |
FT |
Reb |
|||||
|
OKLAHOMA CITY |
Min |
M-A |
M-A |
O-T |
A |
PF |
PTS |
|
Caruso |
15:53 |
1-4 |
1-1 |
1-3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
Jal.Williams |
24:36 |
7-14 |
2-2 |
1-7 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
|
Hartenstein |
19:15 |
3-7 |
0-0 |
2-8 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
Gilgeous-Alexander |
25:35 |
5-12 |
5-5 |
0-1 |
3 |
1 |
17 |
|
Mitchell |
24:07 |
3-10 |
1-2 |
1-3 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
|
McCain |
21:16 |
3-13 |
2-2 |
0-6 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
|
Mara |
20:53 |
3-4 |
0-0 |
2-9 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
|
Stirtz |
20:39 |
2-8 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|
K.Williams |
15:13 |
2-5 |
0-0 |
2-6 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
Dix |
14:44 |
2-3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
Barnhizer |
12:00 |
4-5 |
1-2 |
0-1 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
|
Holifield |
12:00 |
1-2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Tilly |
7:33 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
Pritchard |
6:16 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Totals |
240:00 |
36-88 |
12-14 |
9-49 |
19 |
13 |
89 |
Percentages: FG .409, FT .857.
3-Point Goals: 5-36, .139 (Gilgeous-Alexander 2-5, Jal.Williams 2-5, Stirtz 1-5, Barnhizer 0-1, Dix 0-1, Hartenstein 0-1, Holifield 0-1, Caruso 0-2, K.Williams 0-3, Mitchell 0-4, McCain 0-8).
Team Rebounds: 11. Team Turnovers: None.
Blocked Shots: 3 (Gilgeous-Alexander, Jal.Williams, Mara).
Turnovers: 17 (Mara 4, Mitchell 3, Barnhizer 2, K.Williams 2, Pritchard 2, Tilly 2, Dix, Gilgeous-Alexander).
Steals: 3 (McCain 2, Mitchell).
Technical Fouls: None.
|
FG |
FT |
Reb |
|||||
|
HOUSTON |
Min |
M-A |
M-A |
O-T |
A |
PF |
PTS |
|
Durant |
16:17 |
4-10 |
3-3 |
0-0 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
|
Smith Jr. |
18:37 |
2-10 |
0-0 |
1-6 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
Sengun |
23:46 |
7-11 |
0-0 |
4-7 |
5 |
2 |
14 |
|
Thompson |
22:22 |
6-13 |
0-0 |
0-5 |
4 |
0 |
12 |
|
VanVleet |
29:05 |
3-13 |
0-0 |
1-6 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
|
Eason |
16:45 |
5-7 |
0-0 |
1-3 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
|
Sheppard |
16:06 |
4-9 |
0-0 |
0-5 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
|
Bogdanovic |
16:01 |
5-9 |
0-0 |
2-6 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
|
Crawford |
12:52 |
2-5 |
1-2 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
|
Smart |
12:21 |
0-3 |
0-0 |
0-2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
Capela |
10:59 |
1-2 |
0-3 |
2-3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Thornton |
9:53 |
2-4 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
Tshiebwe |
9:53 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
2-3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Tate |
7:51 |
2-3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
|
Copeland |
6:16 |
0-0 |
1-3 |
0-0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Phillips |
4:56 |
2-3 |
0-0 |
1-1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
|
Pedulla |
3:53 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
Matthews |
2:07 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Totals |
240:00 |
47-104 |
5-11 |
14-49 |
34 |
15 |
116 |
Percentages: FG .452, FT .455.
3-Point Goals: 17-53, .321 (Bogdanovic 5-8, Sheppard 3-8, Eason 2-2, Phillips 2-2, Crawford 2-4, Pedulla 1-1, Thornton 1-3, VanVleet 1-9, Tate 0-1, Thompson 0-1, Sengun 0-2, Smart 0-3, Durant 0-4, Smith Jr. 0-5).
Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: None.
Blocked Shots: 5 (Sengun 2, Capela, Thompson, VanVleet).
Turnovers: 8 (Sengun 3, Smart 2, Copeland, Crawford, Pedulla).
Steals: 13 (Thornton 2, VanVleet 2, Bogdanovic, Matthews, Pedulla, Sengun, Sheppard, Smart, Tate, Thompson, Tshiebwe).
Technical Fouls: None.
|
Oklahoma City |
15 |
32 |
22 |
20 |
– |
89 |
|
Houston |
33 |
21 |
25 |
37 |
– |
116 |
A_16,605 (18,500).
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This article originally published at Houston Rockets close preseason with win over Oklahoma City Thunder.