OKC Thunder vs. Rockets: Game 5 lineups, tip-off time, how to watch
Thunder vs. Rockets
When: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday
Where: The Field House, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
TV: TNT (Cox 31/HD 730, DirecTV 245, U-verse 108/1108), Fox Sports Oklahoma (Cox 37/HD 722, DirecTV 675, U-verse 751/1751)
Radio: WWLS 98.1 FM
Three things to know
• The Thunder’s balanced scoring from the regular season has carried into the playoffs. Chris Paul, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Dennis Schröder and Danilo Gallinari are all averaging between 18.8 and 21.5 points per game in the series.
• OKC is averaging 26.5 free-throw attempts per game compared to Houston’s 17.5. The Rockets averaged 26.1 free-throw attempts in the regular season — second most in the NBA.
• Houston has never lost three straight playoff games under coach Mike D’Antoni. The last time the Rockets lost three straight first-round games was in 2013 against the Thunder.
PROJECTED STARTERS
Thunder (2-2)
Player — Ht. — Pts. — Reb. — Ast.
G — Chris Paul — 6-0 — 21.5 — 7.0 — 4.8
G — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — 6-6 — 20.3 — 7.3 — 3.8
G — Luguentz Dort — 6-4 — 8.7 — 5.0 — 1.0
F — Danilo Gallinari — 6-10 — 18.8 — 4.5 — 1.3
C — Steven Adams — 7-0 — 10.8 — 11.0 — 2.0
Rockets (2-2)
Player — Ht. — Pts. — Reb. — Ast.
G — James Harden — 6-5 — 32.0 — 7.8 — 8.8
G — Eric Gordon — 6-3 — 19.3 — 3.0 — 3.3
F — Danuel House Jr. — 6-6 — 16.0 — 6.5 — 2.3
F — Robert Covington — 6-8 — 8.0 — 4.5 — 1.3
C — P.J. Tucker — 6-5 — 10.3 — 7.0 — 1.5
Joe Mussatto, Staff writer



Joe Mussatto joined The Oklahoman in August 2018 to cover OU football, men’s basketball and softball. He previously covered University of Kentucky football and basketball for SEC Country. Mussatto is from Oklahoma City and lives in Norman. Read more ›