Jalen Green scores 35 points as Houston Rockets defeat Oklahoma City Thunder 125-111

The 2024/25 NBA regular season staged another focus game. The Houston Rockets, playing at home, defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 125-111 with points scored by Jalen Green, Alperen Shinjing and Amen Thompson.

After the first quarter, the Oklahoma City Thunder took the lead with a 3-pointer from Chet Holmgren. However, the Houston Rockets adjusted their form and used strong offensive power to overtake the score, and Jalen Green also contributed 14 points. Although Gilgeous-Alexander recovered some points with an outstanding performance, the Oklahoma City Thunder still fell behind the Houston Rockets 28-35.

In the second quarter, the Houston Rockets once again launched a wave of high-efficiency offense and established a double-digit lead. Afterwards, the Oklahoma City Thunder actively organized the offense, and Jaylen Williams scored 12 points to help the team fight back against the opponent, but the Houston Rockets still led the opponent 69-53 in this quarter.

In the third quarter, the Houston Rockets extended their lead with good offensive tacit understanding. Afterwards, the Oklahoma City Thunder continued to counterattack, and Gilgeous-Alexander recovered 10 points for the team in this quarter. However, the Houston Rockets still found space to attack and maintained their momentum with a score of 96 to 85.

In the last quarter, the scores of both teams were alternating, but Jalen Green scored 15 points in this quarter, helping the Houston Rockets maintain a double-digit lead. Although Jaylen Williams scored 11 points in a fierce situation, the Oklahoma City Thunder could not narrow the gap in the score.

In the end, the Houston Rockets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 125-111 at home.

According to the data, Jalen Green scored 34 points and 5 assists in this campaign, Alperen Shinjing contributed 31 points and 4 assists for the Houston Rockets, and Amen Thompson contributed 16 points and 6 assists.