Who won Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets?

The Houston Rockets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-116 on December 1, 2024.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 for the Oklahoma City Thunder; Fred VanVleet scored 38 for the Houston Rockets.

Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets

2024-25 · Regular season Sun, Dec 1, 2024 · 7:00 pm EST · All results that day · Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets head-to-head · Oklahoma City Thunder schedule · Houston Rockets schedule

Final

Away

Houston Rockets

119

Venue: Toyota Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Houston Rockets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-116 at home on Sunday, December 1, 2024 at Toyota Center. Fred VanVleet had 38 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists for the Houston Rockets. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 32 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Houston Rockets led 62-60 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 28-20. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Alperen Sengun (double-double, Houston Rockets), Jabari Smith Jr. (double-double, Houston Rockets), Isaiah Hartenstein (double-double, Oklahoma City Thunder). Bench points: Oklahoma City Thunder 23, Houston Rockets 21. Alperen Sengun had 20 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets?: The Houston Rockets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-116 on December 1, 2024.
Who led the scoring?: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 for the Oklahoma City Thunder; Fred VanVleet scored 38 for the Houston Rockets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Oklahoma City Thunder	28	32	36	20	116
Houston Rockets	33	29	29	28	119

Game leaders

Oklahoma City Thunder

Points: 32 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Rebounds: 13 Isaiah Hartenstein
Assists: 7 Jalen Williams

Houston Rockets

Points: 38 Fred VanVleet
Rebounds: 14 Jabari Smith Jr.
Assists: 9 Alperen Sengun

Isaiah Hartenstein double-double (19 PTS, 13 REB) · Jabari Smith Jr. double-double (15 PTS, 14 REB) · Alperen Sengun double-double (20 PTS, 14 REB)

Oklahoma City Thunder
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jalen Williams starter	37:26	22	5	7	1	1	1	7-21	2-7	6-7	3	+0
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander starter	36:07	32	8	5	2	0	2	10-19	3-7	9-11	2	+6
Cason Wallace starter	35:39	14	9	2	0	0	0	5-11	3-6	1-2	4	+3
Isaiah Hartenstein starter	30:02	19	13	4	1	1	1	9-12	0-1	1-3	5	-7
Luguentz Dort starter	26:54	6	3	6	1	2	0	2-6	2-5	0-0	6	+2
Aaron Wiggins bench	27:15	13	3	3	0	0	0	6-12	1-4	0-0	0	-5
Kenrich Williams bench	15:22	5	2	0	0	0	0	2-5	1-4	0-0	3	-14
Isaiah Joe bench	13:15	0	0	2	0	0	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	-3
Dillon Jones bench	10:46	5	2	1	0	0	0	1-3	1-3	2-2	0	+8
Ajay Mitchell bench	7:14	0	1	0	0	0	1	0-4	0-1	0-0	1	-5

Not available: Alex Caruso, Chet Holmgren, Jaylin Williams, Ousmane Dieng, Nikola Topic, Alex Ducas

Houston Rockets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jabari Smith Jr. starter	40:02	15	14	0	0	3	1	6-15	3-9	0-0	2	+10
Alperen Sengun starter	38:00	20	14	9	0	1	1	7-17	0-1	6-8	2	+0
Fred VanVleet starter	35:07	38	2	3	0	0	1	10-19	5-9	13-14	3	-2
Jalen Green starter	33:49	9	2	3	0	1	4	2-6	1-3	4-6	3	+8
Dillon Brooks starter	29:22	16	7	3	0	0	0	6-11	2-4	2-2	5	+0
Amen Thompson bench	26:16	9	6	1	0	0	1	4-11	0-2	1-3	4	-5
Tari Eason bench	24:21	6	5	1	2	1	2	2-8	1-5	1-2	1	-6
Reed Sheppard bench	9:33	5	0	0	1	0	0	1-5	1-4	2-2	1	+5
Steven Adams bench	3:30	1	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	+5

Team statistics
Oklahoma City Thunder	Stat	Houston Rockets
19/25 (76%)	Free throws	30/39 (76%)
29/55 (52%)	2 pointers	25/55 (45%)
13/39 (33%)	3 pointers	13/37 (35%)
42/94 (44%)	Field goals	38/92 (41%)
46	Rebounds	51
35	Defensive rebounds	36
11	Offensive rebounds	15
30	Assists	20
7	Turnovers	10
5	Steals	3
4	Blocks	6
26	Fouls	21
9	Max points in a row	9
16:01	Time spent in lead	23:56
8	Biggest lead	11

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Houston Rockets ahead)

Largest margin: 11 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 7
Times tied: 16
Largest lead · Oklahoma City Thunder: 8 Q3 1:56
Largest lead · Houston Rockets: 11 Q2 7:58
Longest run: 9-0 Houston Rockets · Q2 9:44 to Q2 7:58

Scoring plays

Q1 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Houston Rockets
11:46	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:17	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	3	0
10:59	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal	3	3
10:32	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	6	3
10:03	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein Free throw	7	3
9:37	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	7	5
9:18	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 3-pt field goal	7	8
8:30	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 2-pt field goal	7	10
7:59	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal	10	10
7:00	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	12	10
6:35	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	14	10
6:35	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	15	10
6:25	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	15	12
5:57	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	15	14
5:25	Houston Rockets	Steven Adams Free throw	15	15
5:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal	17	15
5:03	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal	17	18
4:43	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace Free throw	18	18
4:19	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet Free throw	18	19
4:19	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet Free throw	18	20
3:38	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	18	22
3:25	Oklahoma City Thunder	Dillon Jones 3-pt field goal	21	22
2:39	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal	21	25
2:05	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	23	25
1:54	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	23	27
1:54	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	23	28
1:39	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal	25	28
0:47	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	25	30
0:28	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 3-pt field goal	25	33
0:09	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	28	33

Q2 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Houston Rockets
11:28	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal	30	33
11:01	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	30	36
10:45	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	32	36
10:07	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal	34	36
9:44	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason Free throw	34	37
9:26	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	34	40
8:53	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	34	42
7:58	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 2-pt field goal	34	44
7:58	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	34	45
7:46	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams 2-pt field goal	36	45
7:10	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	36	47
6:54	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams 3-pt field goal	39	47
6:18	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	42	47
5:41	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 2-pt field goal	42	49
5:41	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet Free throw	42	50
5:14	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal	42	53
5:01	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	43	53
5:01	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	44	53
4:52	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	44	54
4:39	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 3-pt field goal	47	54
4:08	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	50	54
3:36	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 2-pt field goal	50	56
3:25	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	52	56
3:12	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	52	57
3:12	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	52	58
3:05	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	53	58
3:05	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	54	58
2:04	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	54	60
1:40	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	56	60
1:22	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal	58	60
1:10	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	58	62
0:21	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	60	62

Q3 · 42 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Houston Rockets
11:34	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	62	62
11:14	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	62	64
10:45	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal	64	64
10:12	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 3-pt field goal	67	64
9:45	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal	67	67
9:26	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet Free throw	67	68
9:26	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet Free throw	67	69
9:16	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	69	69
9:03	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks Free throw	69	70
9:03	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks Free throw	69	71
8:44	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	71	71
8:35	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet Free throw	71	72
8:35	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet Free throw	71	73
8:35	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet Free throw	71	74
8:22	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	73	74
8:13	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	73	75
7:58	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	73	77
7:29	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	75	77
7:08	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	75	78
7:08	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	75	79
6:25	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	77	79
6:10	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	77	80
6:10	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	77	81
5:37	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	78	81
5:28	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	79	81
5:28	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	80	81
4:59	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	82	81
4:15	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	84	81
4:00	Oklahoma City Thunder	Dillon Jones Free throw	85	81
4:00	Oklahoma City Thunder	Dillon Jones Free throw	86	81
3:45	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet Free throw	86	82
3:25	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	86	85
2:45	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 2-pt field goal	88	85
2:17	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	91	85
1:56	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	93	85
1:47	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard Free throw	93	86
1:47	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard Free throw	93	87
1:37	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	94	87
1:23	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 2-pt field goal	94	89
1:07	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	95	89
1:07	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	96	89
0:13	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	96	91

Q4 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Houston Rockets
10:53	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	96	93
10:39	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	98	93
10:21	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	98	95
10:03	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	100	95
9:35	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	100	97
7:58	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	100	100
7:39	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	102	100
7:19	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	102	102
5:38	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	103	102
5:38	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	104	102
4:40	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 2-pt field goal	104	104
4:21	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	105	104
3:33	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	105	105
3:18	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal	108	105
2:58	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal	108	108
2:35	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	110	108
2:14	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	110	110
1:29	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal	110	113
1:04	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal	113	113
0:34	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	113	115
0:05	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet Free throw	113	116
0:05	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet Free throw	113	117
0:03	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 3-pt field goal	116	117
0:02	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet Free throw	116	118
0:02	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet Free throw	116	119

2024-25 season series

After this game: tied 1-1. Final series: Oklahoma City Thunder 3-2.

Nov 8: Houston Rockets 107 at Oklahoma City Thunder 126
Dec 1: Oklahoma City Thunder 116 at Houston Rockets 119 (this game)
Dec 14: Houston Rockets 96 at Oklahoma City Thunder 111
Mar 3: Houston Rockets 128 at Oklahoma City Thunder 137
Apr 4: Oklahoma City Thunder 111 at Houston Rockets 125

Highlights

Houston Rockets 119-116 Oklahoma City Thunder — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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