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The Oklahoma City Thunder’s quest to repeat as NBA champions began on Tuesday with a thrilling win over the Houston Rockets. The Thunder retained much of the core around superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander from last year’s NBA Finals run, including Alex Caruso, a versatile defensive guard now playing in his ninth season in the league.
Kevin Durant was everything the Houston Rockets wanted throughout most of his debut while taking on the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Oklahoma City Thunder started the night on top of the world, as they received their championship rings and raised their first-ever NBA championship banner.
Some pundits wanted to see Kevin Durant initiate the offense more in crunch time during his Houston Rockets debut.
A 125-124 double-overtime loss to the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder won't become a tell-all for the Houston Rockets. After all, it's Game 1 of 82 contests—a mere pitstop on a long, winding,
The Houston Rockets had an early classic against the Oklahoma City Thunder as they battled to a double-overtime clash that ended in defeat. Despite the loss, Al
Alperen Sengun was brilliant with 39 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and five 3-pointers, but Houston had too many mistakes in a close loss at OKC.
Eric Samulski reviews Alperen Şengün's breakout performance for the Houston Rockets, in which he notched 39 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists despite losing to the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder.
Aside from dropping 35 points in the end, Shai also added five assists, five rebounds, two steals and two blocks — contributing in all areas of the game. However, the 12-16 shooting clip, including going 1-9 from deep, was unusually inefficient for the Canadian superstar.