OKC Thunder vs. Rockets: Game 5 lineups, tip-off time, how to watch

Thunder vs. Rockets

When: 5:30 p.m. Saturday

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

• Russell Westbrook is expected to play after missing the first four games of the series due to a right quadriceps strain. Westbrook averaged 27.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game in his first season with the Rockets. Houston went 8-7 without Westbrook in the regular season.

• Thunder point guard Dennis Schroder recorded a career playoff high with 30 points in Game 4. OKC’s bench outscored Houston’s bench 43-13.

• Rockets guard James Harden is averaging 32 points, 8.8 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game in the series. LeBron James (2017-18) and Westbrook (2016-17) are the only players who have averaged at least 32 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in a postseason.

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