Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets
· National Basketball AssociationThunder surge in fourth quarter to defeat Rockets 111-91
Cason Wallace added 17 off the bench and the NBA-leading Thunder outscored Houston 34-16 in the final quarter to get a fifth straight victory.
Kevin Durant led Houston with 19 points, but he was 0 for 5 on 3-pointers and 7 for 23 overall on a night the Rockets made just 7 of 24 behind the arc.
The Thunder led by two early in the fourth quarter before using an 11-2 run, with a 3-pointer from Ajay Mitchell and two from Wallace, to make it 90-79 with less than nine minutes to go.
Oklahoma City remained up by nine later in the fourth when Mitchell hit another 3-pointer to start a 7-0 run that made it 99-83 with about four minutes remaining. Jaylin Williams capped that scoring spurt with a two-handed dunk and Houston coach Ime Udoka called a timeout as many fans began streaming toward the exits.
Udoka was given a technical foul for barking at officials during the timeout and the Thunder continued their run after it, extending it to 14-0. Gilgeous-Alexander made the technical free throw before adding three more in the next couple of minutes and a 3 by Kenrich Williams made it 106-83 with 2 minutes left.
By the time Reed Sheppard made a 3-pointer a few seconds after that, the Rockets had gone more than five minutes without scoring.
It’s the second meeting between these teams this season after Oklahoma City got a 125-124 double-overtime victory in the season opener for both teams.
The Rockets outrebounded Oklahoma City 60-44, but were done in by their poor shooting. They shot just 33.7% to 46.1% by the Thunder and Oklahoma City made 16 of 41 3-pointers.
Rockets: Host Minnesota on Friday night.
Regular Season Series
OKC leads series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 111 - 91 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 111 - 91 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Rockets offensive team rebound | 111 - 91 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Jeff Green misses heave jump shot | 111 - 91 |
| 4th 1.9 |  |
shot clock turnover | 111 - 91 |
Statistics
 OKC |
 HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 41-89 | FG | 35-104 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 16-41 | 3PT | 7-24 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 13-15 | FT | 14-17 |
| 87 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 37 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 12 | Blocks | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 25 | Largest Lead | 1 |
| 12 | Lead Changes | 12 |
| 94 | Percent Led | 5 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Dorian Finney-Smith, F | Day-To-Day | Jan 15 |
| Tari Eason, F | Out | Jan 14 |
| Fred VanVleet, G | Out | Sep 22 |
Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Hartenstein, C | Out | Jan 14 |
| Nikola Topic, G | Out | Oct 30 |
| Thomas Sorber, C | Out | Sep 5 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,055 · Capacity:
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
35 | 7 | .833 | - | W5 |
 Denver |
28 | 13 | .683 | 6.5 | W3 |
 Minnesota |
27 | 14 | .659 | 7.5 | W2 |
 Portland |
20 | 22 | .476 | 15 | W1 |
 Utah |
14 | 27 | .341 | 20.5 | L2 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
28 | 13 | .683 | - | W1 |
 Houston |
23 | 15 | .605 | 3.5 | L1 |
 Memphis |
17 | 23 | .425 | 10.5 | L1 |
 Dallas |
16 | 26 | .381 | 12.5 | W1 |
 New Orleans |
10 | 33 | .233 | 19 | W1 |
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