NBA game
Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets
· 10/31 - 8:30 PM EDT
Oklahoma City Thunder · Houston Rockets
Matchup
Oklahoma City Thunder
Record: 4-1
Houston Rockets
Record: 5-1
ESPN home spread -3.5 · ESPN total 219.5.
Players to watch
- Alperen Sengun · HOU: Points: 24.5 · season
- Alperen Sengun · HOU: Assists: 7.0 · season
- Alperen Sengun · HOU: Rebounds: 9.0 · season
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · OKC: Points: 26.0 · season
- Alex Caruso · OKC: Assists: 3.8 · season
- Isaiah Hartenstein · OKC: Rebounds: 9.6 · season
- Kevin Durant · HOU: Points: 28 · recent game
- Fred VanVleet · HOU: Assists: 6 · recent game
- Tari Eason · HOU: Rebounds: 13 · recent game
- Ajay Mitchell · OKC: Points: 29 · recent game
Pick or pass
Model: home spread -6.6 · total 222.1.
pass · model-to-line gap +3.1 points. Line: DraftKings.
Injury impact
Oklahoma City Thunder
Availability-impact index: 12
- Cason Wallace (G) · Out · Shoulder ·
- Chet Holmgren (C) · Out · Knee ·
- Jalen Williams (G) · Out · Leg ·
- Alex Caruso (G) · Out · Ankle ·
- Thomas Sorber (C) · Out · Knee ·
- Nikola Topic (G) · Out · Back ·
Houston Rockets
Availability-impact index: 4
- Reed Sheppard (G) · Day-To-Day · Back ·
- Alperen Sengun (C) · Day-To-Day · Back ·
- Steven Adams (C) · Out · Calf ·
Coaching Room
Oklahoma City Thunder
Head coach: Mark Daigneault · 6 seasons as a head coach · Coach source
| Metric | Value | League rank | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated possessions per game | 102 | rank 25 of 30 | 5 |
| Three-point attempt rate | 35.5 % | rank 28 of 30 | 5 |
| Free-throw attempts / field-goal attempts | 22.5 % | rank 27 of 30 | 5 |
| Turnovers / estimated possessions | 14.5 % | rank 23 of 30 | 5 |
| Points scored / 100 estimated possessions | 106.1 | rank 23 of 30 | 5 |
| Points allowed / 100 estimated possessions | 102.5 | rank 26 of 30 | 5 |
Houston Rockets
Head coach: Ime Udoka · 4 seasons as a head coach · Coach source
| Metric | Value | League rank | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated possessions per game | 102.5 | rank 21 of 30 | 6 |
| Three-point attempt rate | 36.8 % | rank 27 of 30 | 6 |
| Free-throw attempts / field-goal attempts | 33 % | rank 6 of 30 | 6 |
| Turnovers / estimated possessions | 15.8 % | rank 14 of 30 | 6 |
| Points scored / 100 estimated possessions | 118.1 | rank 2 of 30 | 6 |
| Points allowed / 100 estimated possessions | 107.4 | rank 19 of 30 | 6 |
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