OKC Thunder: Dennis Schroder 5 best games feature crunch time heroics

Schroder puts up ambitious effort in Houston:

There seem to be two recurring patterns here one – Schroder keeps shining against some of his old teammates and the second thing only needs to be described by one word – CLUTCH.

Many of his most impressive matches this season have proven that he’s got ice in his veins. When palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy (okay you know the rest of the Eminem classic), Schroder stands tall.

On January 20th in the OKC Thunder’s five-point win over the Houston Rockets, Schroder was a man on a mission.

Down by three with less than two minutes to go, Schroder drove to the basket for a layup to get the Thunder within one. On the other side as the Rockets were up 105-104 there was only 1:28 left of play. He stayed low, guarding James Harden behind the 3-point line.

Even when the Beard tried to stump Schroder with his handles, there was no room for him to step back. Schroder hustled despite the size difference, forcing him to turn over the ball. After the game, it was found that this should’ve been called a foul on the Thunder guard but OKC will take it and a win is still a win.

This allowed Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to get a shot and put OKC in front. But wit, there’s more because as the game progressed into the dying moments, it was still too close for comfort.

So Schroder did what he had done all game as he sunk two free-throws and met Harden again, this time on the offensive end of the floor as he eyed up a mid-range bucket. With 30 seconds to go Chris Paul was open standing to the left of him beyond the arc.

And with undeniable confidence, Schroder got to his spot and put up the shot to extend OKC’s lead, making it difficult for them to come back.

We don’t know what was being said at that moment, but you get the sense that CP3 was urging Schroder to shoot it. That trust is something Schroder has earned throughout the season and shows just how much he has grown as a player.

He finished the game with 23 points, five rebounds, and four assists.