Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder
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Oklahoma City hosts Houston to open season
Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
Thunder -7.5; over/under is 226.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Houston Rockets in the season opener.
Oklahoma City went 68-14 overall and 39-13 in Western Conference play last season. The Thunder averaged 26.9 assists per game on 44.6 made field goals last season.
Houston finished 52-30 overall and 31-21 in Western Conference games during the 2024-25 season. The Rockets averaged 17.6 points off of turnovers, 18.1 second-chance points and 32.7 bench points last season.
INJURIES
: Thunder: Jalen Williams: out (wrist), Thomas Sorber: out for season (knee).Rockets: Fred VanVleet: out for season (acl), Dorian Finney-Smith: out (ankle).
Regular Season Series
Matchup Prediction
Statistics
 HOU |
 OKC |
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|---|---|---|
| - | Streak | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Joe, G | Out | Oct 20 |
| Jalen Williams, G | Out | Oct 20 |
| Nikola Topic, G | Out | Oct 19 |
| Kenrich Williams, G | Out | Sep 30 |
| Thomas Sorber, C | Out | Sep 5 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Crawford, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 20 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith, F | Out | Oct 20 |
| Jae'Sean Tate, F | Out | Oct 20 |
| Fred VanVleet, G | Out | Sep 22 |
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MILGame Information
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
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2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Orleans |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Dallas |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Houston |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 San Antonio |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Memphis |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denver |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Minnesota |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Portland |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Oklahoma City |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Utah |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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