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

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 ›