National Basketball Association

FINAL Thursday, October 15, 2026
Oklahoma City Thunder 89
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Houston Rockets 116
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Toyota Center (Houston) · 16,605 att.

Team Stats

36-88
FG
47-104
41
Field Goal %
45
5-36
3PT
17-53
14
Three Point %
32
12-14
FT
5-11
86
Free Throw %
45
49
Rebounds
49
9
Offensive Rebounds
14
40
Defensive Rebounds
35
19
Assists
34
3
Steals
13
3
Blocks
5
17
Turnovers
8
0
Team Turnovers
0
17
Total Turnovers
8
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
20
Points Conceded Off Turnovers
8
15
Fast Break Points
22
50
Points in Paint
54
13
Fouls
15
2
Largest Lead
29
2
Lead Changes
2
1
Percent Led
93

Top Performers

OKC

  • Jalen Williams MIN 25 · PTS 18 · FG 7-14
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander MIN 26 · PTS 17 · FG 5-12
  • Aday Mara MIN 21 · PTS 6 · FG 3-4
  • Jared McCain MIN 21 · PTS 8 · FG 3-13

HOU

  • Alperen Sengun MIN 24 · PTS 14 · FG 7-11
  • Fred VanVleet MIN 29 · PTS 7 · FG 3-13
  • Amen Thompson MIN 22 · PTS 12 · FG 6-13
  • Bogdan Bogdanovic MIN 16 · PTS 15 · FG 5-9

Recent Plays

  1. 0.0 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0.0 · 4th Quarter End of the 4th Quarter
  3. 14.8 · 4th Quarter Andrew Holifield makes 1-foot layup (Brooks Barnhizer assists)
  4. 24.6 · 4th Quarter Sean Pedulla out of bounds bad pass turnover
  5. 26.6 · 4th Quarter Josh Dix lost ball turnover (Sean Pedulla steals)
  6. 32.1 · 4th Quarter Jae'Sean Tate makes running layup (Julian Phillips assists)
  7. 36.0 · 4th Quarter Anthony Pritchard lost ball turnover (Cameron Matthews steals)
  8. 47.9 · 4th Quarter Thunder defensive team rebound

Highlights

01:13 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:22 Amen Thompson throws down big dunk vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Watch on ESPN 00:24 Amen Thompson takes flight for alley-oop dunk Watch on ESPN 00:18 Tari Eason elevates for alley-oop Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series starts 10/31

Injuries

Houston Rockets

  • Marcus Smart Day-To-Day
  • Steven Adams Out

Oklahoma City Thunder

  • Alex Caruso Day-To-Day
  • Jalen Williams Out
  • Cason Wallace Out
  • Nikola Topic Out
  • Thomas Sorber Out

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