Putting Up Numbers· NBA

Thunder @ Rockets

Sat, Oct 31, 2026

Rockets 119, Thunder 98

Thunder at Rockets: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameThunder1 gameRockets1 game
Points−12.5+8.5
Points allowed+3.6−14.5
Rebounds−1.0−0.5
Assists−5.6+2.9
3-pointers made−2.9+4.4
Free throw attempts−8.8−0.6
Turnovers−2.4−4.9
Turnovers forced−5.3−1.1

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Rockets

Thunder

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

The series

  • The Thunder lead the series 154–142 since 1967-68. The Rockets have won the last 2.seriesevery meeting →

If you squint

  • The Rockets had won 7 of their last 10.countits form →Now 8 of 11.
  • The Rockets had won 7 of their last 10 at home.countits form →Now 8 of 11.
  • At home, the Rockets' assists were 4.8 over expected in 2 games. 2 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 2.8 over expected.
  • On a back-to-back, the Rockets' 3-pointers made were 2.1 over expected in 1 game. One game is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 4.5 over expected.
  • On the road, the Thunder's turnovers were 1.9 under expected in 2 games. 2 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 1.6 under expected.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Oct 31, 2026at RocketsRockets 119, Thunder 98
Feb 7, 2026at ThunderRockets 112, Thunder 106
Jan 15, 2026at RocketsThunder 111, Rockets 91
Oct 21, 2025at ThunderThunder 125, Rockets 124
Apr 4, 2025at RocketsRockets 125, Thunder 111
Mar 3, 2025at ThunderThunder 137, Rockets 128
Dec 14, 2024at ThunderThunder 111, Rockets 96
Dec 1, 2024at RocketsRockets 119, Thunder 116
Nov 8, 2024at ThunderThunder 126, Rockets 107
Mar 27, 2024at ThunderRockets 132, Thunder 126

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The five biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Oct 30, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • A game with no box score sits out.

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