Rockets vs Thunder Game Breakdown

Get ready to ignite your screens and electrify your fantasy lineups because tonight’s NBA Playoff face-off is nothing short of dynamite! The Houston Rockets are blasting off to T-Mobile Arena with a fiery 17-8 record, ready to clash in a high-voltage showdown against the storm-surging Oklahoma City Thunder, who are thundering into the playoffs with a striking 19-5 record. With the tipoff sparking up at 09:30 PM EST, the stakes are sky-high as both teams are almost neck-and-neck in the Western conference rankings. Betting lines are buzzing with an over/under of 216.5, making every play and point crucial in this explosive encounter. Coming off narrow and nerve-wracking victories, both teams are charged up and aiming to outdo the other. So, as the Rockets prepare to launch and the Thunder rolls in, brace yourself for a showdown where only the sky’s the limit!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 14, 2024 09:30PM EST

Location: T-Mobile Arena, Oklahoma City

Vegas Odds

	HOU ML	OKL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+205	-245	216.5	6.0/-6.0
Recent	+120	-160	216.5	6.0/-6.0
Difference	-85	+85	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

18W-32L

45.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

40W-9L

54.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
12/01/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	28	32	36	20	00	116	Over
12/01/24	Houston Rockets HOU	33	29	29	28	00	119	Over
11/08/24	Houston Rockets HOU	31	20	25	31	00	107	Over
11/08/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	31	44	23	28	00	126	Over
12/06/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	22	28	24	27	00	101	Under
12/06/23	Houston Rockets HOU	32	23	25	30	00	110	Under
03/27/24	Houston Rockets HOU	28	21	31	32	200	132	Over
03/27/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	17	33	35	27	140	126	Over
02/27/24	Houston Rockets HOU	29	21	24	21	00	95	Under
02/27/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	28	32	24	28	00	112	Under
02/25/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	31	26	30	36	00	123	Over
02/25/24	Houston Rockets HOU	34	28	21	27	00	110	Over
02/15/23	Houston Rockets HOU	21	33	24	18	00	96	Over
02/15/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	38	38	40	17	00	133	Over
02/04/23	Houston Rockets HOU	19	34	28	40	00	121	Over
02/04/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	38	41	44	30	00	153	Over
02/01/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	25	33	28	20	00	106	Over
02/01/23	Houston Rockets HOU	34	33	17	28	00	112	Over
11/26/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	22	22	29	32	00	105	Over
11/26/22	Houston Rockets HOU	23	42	30	23	00	118	Over
12/01/21	Houston Rockets HOU	24	29	20	41	00	114	Over
12/01/21	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	26	34	21	29	00	110	Over
11/29/21	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	23	14	23	29	00	89	Under
11/29/21	Houston Rockets HOU	28	18	26	30	00	102	Under
11/17/21	Houston Rockets HOU	19	22	23	25	00	89	Under
11/17/21	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	22	31	27	21	00	101	Under
10/22/21	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	21	26	26	18	00	91	Under
10/22/21	Houston Rockets HOU	34	35	31	24	00	124	Under

Rockets Vs Over/Under

Thunder Vs Over/Under

Rockets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/11	@ GSW	91-90W	36	23	16	83
12/08	vs LAC	117-106W	50	23	15	82
12/05	vs GSW	93-99L	45	20	8	93
12/03	vs SAC	111-120L	53	14	15	93
12/01	@ OKL	119-116W	51	20	10	92
11/26	vs MIN	117-111W	44	31	10	99
11/23	@ POR	98-104L	43	17	9	90
11/22	@ POR	116-88W	51	27	17	93
11/20	@ IND	130-113W	47	25	13	102
11/18	vs MIL	100-101L	53	19	12	100

Thunder Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/10	@ DAL	118-104W	52	29	13	101
12/07	vs NOP	119-109W	45	27	18	85
12/05	vs TOR	129-92W	56	28	6	102
12/03	@ UTA	133-106W	34	32	8	102
12/01	vs HOU	116-119L	46	30	7	94
11/29	vs LAL	101-93W	47	20	9	93
11/25	vs SAC	130-109W	44	28	15	86
11/20	@ POR	109-99W	46	24	13	91
11/19	vs SAS	104-110L	47	24	13	100
11/17	@ DAL	119-121L	29	29	6	87

Starting Lineups

Houston Rockets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Dillon Brooks SF	24.0	25.5	21.8	100%	22.2
Jalen Green SG	32.0	31.2	31.4	100%	31.8
Alperen Sengun C	50.0	43.0	43.7	100%	44.0
Jabari Smith Jr. PF	29.0	27.6	26.7	100%	27.0
Fred VanVleet PG	37.0	34.5	37.0	100%	37.3

Oklahoma City Thunder	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Luguentz Dort SF	24.0	23.3	23.7	100%	24.0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander PG	52.0	51.4	52.8	100%	53.1
Isaiah Hartenstein C	38.0	34.5	29.4	100%	28.3
Cason Wallace SG	23.0	27.2	16.6	40%	22.9
Jalen Williams PF	44.0	40.6	42.1	100%	42.5

Rockets Notable Injuries

Jae’Sean Tate (SF/PF): Avg: 3.9pts, 2.8reb, 0.9ast, 14.3 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 1.1

Thunder Notable Injuries

Alex Caruso GTD (SG/SF): Avg: 9.3pts, 3.7reb, 3.3ast, 27.1 minutes. Last game: 12/10/24. Impact: 3.4
Dillon Jones (PF): Avg: 2.5pts, 2.1reb, 0.7ast, 8.4 minutes. Last game: 12/10/24. Impact: 1.2
Branden Carlson (C): Avg: 0.8pts, 1.6reb, 0.4ast, 3.6 minutes. Last game: 12/10/24. Impact: 0.6
Adam Flagler (PG): Avg: 1.4pts, 0.5reb, 0.3ast, 4.2 minutes. Last game: 12/05/24. Impact: 0.4

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Alperen Sengun	HOU	Pts	19.5	23.0	+3.5	60%	60%	60%	60%	MIN	+0.9	#21
Cason Wallace	OKL	Pts	7.5	9.7	+2.2	80%	50%	40%	40%	HOU	-0.0	#16
Tari Eason	HOU	Reb	5.5	7.0	+1.5	40%	70%	73%	73%	MIN	-1.1	#2
Amen Thompson	HOU	Reb	6.5	7.2	+0.7	40%	60%	60%	60%	MIN	+1.4	#29
Fred VanVleet	HOU	Ast	5.5	7.2	+1.7	40%	50%	53%	53%	MIN	-1.4	#2

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Rockets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#9	#18	#1	#11	-3.6%
PF	#3	#19	#2	#5	-9.2%
PG	#16	#23	#17	#20	3.3%
SF	#3	#20	#2	#1	-15.8%
SG	#24	#23	#1	#20	0.7%

Thunder Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#11	#25	#26	#14	-1.1%
PF	#10	#23	#6	#11	-2.0%
PG	#3	#17	#5	#1	-15.0%
SF	#24	#30	#22	#22	5.3%
SG	#3	#26	#11	#8	-4.5%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

114.9

116.9

Rebounds per Game

46.5

43.3

Assists per Game

23.3

26.7

Steals per Game

8.6

11.3

Blocks per Game

5.1

6.2

Shots per Game

93.1

91.9

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.2

13.5

2-Pt Percentage per Game

51.8

56.0

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.4

35.3

Turnovers per Game

11.7

11.6

Fouls per Game

20.5

19.6

Recent Trends

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (PG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Aaron Wiggins (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 34.5% to 14.8, 22.6 min average previous 3 games.