Chet Holmgren Made NBA History Thunder-Rockets Game
On Sunday evening, the Oklahoma City Thunder faced off against the Houston Rockets in Texas.
The Thunder dominated the second half and won by a score of 123-110.
All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 36 points, five rebounds, seven assists, three steals and one block while shooting 13/23 from the field and 2/3 from the three-point range in 37 minutes of playing time.
Rookie Chet Holmgren had an excellent game with 29 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, one steal and three blocks while shooting 11/16 from the field and 5/8 from the three-point range in only 33 minutes of playing time.
Holmgren also made NBA history.
Via NBA History: "Chet Holmgren is the first rookie in NBA history to total 150+ BLK and 100+ 3PM in a season."
With the victory, the Thunder improved to 40-17 in 57 games, which has them tied with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the first seed in the Western Conference.
They are 8-2 over their last ten games and are in the middle of a five-game winning streak.
The Thunder and Rockets will face off (again) on Tuesday evening in Oklahoma City.
On the road, the Thunder are 17-11 in 28 games, while they are 23-6 in 29 games at home.
As for the Rockets, they dropped to 25-32 in 57 games, which has them as the 12th seed in the Western Conference.
They are 3-7 over their last ten games.
At home, the Rockets are 20-10 in 30 games, while they are 5-22 in 27 games on the road.
