Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schroder has put together another strong game through the first half of Game 4 against the Houston Rockets.
At halftime, the score was tied at 60. This is the third time in four games this series that the two teams have combined for exactly 120 points in the first half.
Schroder’s 15 points led the way for the Thunder. He played 14 minutes, was 5-for-8 from the field with a pair of 3s, both of which came in the first quarter.
He has done a good job of drawing fouls and had a nice finger roll that beat the Houston defense converging his way.
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This has allowed the Thunder to keep pace with James Harden, who is having a bounce-back shooting night after struggling from deep in Game 3.
Harden made all three 3-pointers he attempted in the first quarter and finished the half with 19 points on 6-for-11 shooting and had seven assists.
He, Eric Gordon and Danuel House Jr. all had double-digit points for Houston.
Schroder and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who had 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists, were the two Thunder players who scored double-digits.
The first quarter was all about 3-point shooting. The Rockets were 8-for-15 and the Thunder were 6-for-10 from deep in those 12 minutes alone as they combined for 72 points in the first quarter.
Both struggled from deep in the second quarter, though, as Houston went 2-for-9 and Oklahoma City was 1-for-9.
The Thunder will hope to they can improve their own percentage while limiting the Rockets and try to even up the series at two games apiece.
