Thunder vs Rockets Live Score (16 Oct, 2026)

Thunder vs Rockets Live Score (16 Oct, 2026)
Final October 16, 2026
VS
89 - 116
VS

Quarter Scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
1532222089
33212537116

Play-by-Play

Q4
0.0
End of Game
89–116
Q4
0.0
End of the 4th Quarter
89–116
Q4
14.8
Andrew Holifield makes 1-foot layup (Brooks Barnhizer assists)
89–116
Q4
24.6
Sean Pedulla out of bounds bad pass turnover
87–116
Q4
26.6
Josh Dix lost ball turnover (Sean Pedulla steals)
87–116
Q4
32.1
Jae'Sean Tate makes running layup (Julian Phillips assists)
87–116
Q4
36.0
Anthony Pritchard lost ball turnover (Cameron Matthews steals)
87–114
Q4
47.9
Thunder defensive team rebound
87–114
Q4
47.9
Julian Phillips misses 11-foot two point shot
87–114
Q4
1:01
Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
87–114
Q4
1:01
Anthony Pritchard misses driving layup
87–114
Q4
1:29
Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
87–114
Q4
1:29
Quadir Copeland misses free throw 3 of 3
87–114
Q4
1:29
Quadir Copeland makes free throw 2 of 3
87–114
Q4
1:29
Rockets offensive team rebound
87–113
Q4
1:29
Quadir Copeland misses free throw 1 of 3
87–113
Q4
1:29
Brooks Barnhizer shooting foul
87–113
Q4
1:39
Brooks Barnhizer offensive foul turnover
87–113
Q4
1:39
Brooks Barnhizer offensive charge
87–113
Q4
1:49
Julian Phillips makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
87–113
Q4
2:07
Brooks Barnhizer makes free throw 2 of 2
87–110
Q4
2:07
Thunder offensive team rebound
86–110
Q4
2:07
Brooks Barnhizer misses free throw 1 of 2
86–110
Q4
2:07
Cameron Matthews enters the game for Bruce Thornton
86–110
Q4
2:07
Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for Oscar Tshiebwe
86–110
Q4
2:07
Rockets Full timeout
86–110
Q4
2:07
Quadir Copeland shooting foul
86–110
Q4
2:17
Sean Pedulla makes 25-foot three point jumper (Quadir Copeland assists)
86–110
Q4
2:28
Josh Dix makes layup (Christoph Tilly assists)
86–107
Q4
2:44
Bruce Thornton makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
84–107
Q4
3:00
Brooks Barnhizer offensive foul turnover
84–105
Q4
3:00
Brooks Barnhizer offensive charge
84–105
Q4
3:11
Julian Phillips makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sean Pedulla assists)
84–105
Q4
3:32
Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
84–102
Q4
3:32
Andrew Holifield misses 25-foot three point jumper
84–102
Q4
3:53
Sean Pedulla enters the game for Bogdan Bogdanovic
84–102
Q4
3:53
Quadir Copeland out of bounds bad pass turnover
84–102
Q4
4:01
Anthony Pritchard lost ball turnover (Oscar Tshiebwe steals)
84–102
Q4
4:07
Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
84–102
Q4
4:07
Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
84–102
Q4
4:11
Julian Phillips offensive rebound
84–102
Q4
4:11
Bruce Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
84–102
Q4
4:29
Brooks Barnhizer makes 6-foot two point shot (Anthony Pritchard assists)
84–102
Q4
4:41
Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
82–102
Q4
4:41
Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
82–102
Q4
4:50
Christoph Tilly bad pass turnover (Bogdan Bogdanovic steals)
82–102
Q4
4:56
Josh Dix enters the game for Bennett Stirtz
82–102
Q4
4:56
Julian Phillips enters the game for Isaiah Crawford
82–102
Q4
4:56
Oscar Tshiebwe personal foul
82–102
Q4
5:13
Bogdan Bogdanovic makes 30-foot running pullup jump shot
82–102
Q4
5:21
Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound
82–99
Q4
5:21
Brooks Barnhizer misses 22-foot three point jumper
82–99
Q4
5:35
Bogdan Bogdanovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Oscar Tshiebwe assists)
82–99
Q4
5:39
Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
82–96
Q4
5:39
Isaiah Crawford misses 23-foot three point jumper
82–96
Q4
5:59
Brooks Barnhizer makes 1-foot layup (Anthony Pritchard assists)
82–96
Q4
6:16
Brooks Barnhizer defensive rebound
80–96
Q4
6:16
Quadir Copeland enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate
80–96
Q4
6:16
Anthony Pritchard enters the game for Josh Dix
80–96
Q4
6:16
Isaiah Crawford misses free throw 2 of 2
80–96
Q4
6:16
Isaiah Crawford makes free throw 1 of 2
80–96
Q4
6:16
Christoph Tilly shooting foul
80–95
Q4
6:16
Christoph Tilly lost ball turnover (Jae'Sean Tate steals)
80–95
Q4
6:19
Christoph Tilly defensive rebound
80–95
Q4
6:19
Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
80–95
Q4
6:24
Oscar Tshiebwe offensive rebound
80–95
Q4
6:24
Bruce Thornton misses 23-foot three point jumper
80–95
Q4
6:50
Bennett Stirtz makes 27-foot three point jumper (Christoph Tilly assists)
80–95
Q4
7:03
Oscar Tshiebwe makes 1-foot layup (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)
77–95
Q4
7:12
Oscar Tshiebwe defensive rebound
77–93
Q4
7:12
Bennett Stirtz misses two point shot
77–93
Q4
7:33
Christoph Tilly enters the game for Kenrich Williams
77–93
Q4
7:34
Thunder defensive team rebound
77–93
Q4
7:34
Jae'Sean Tate misses 24-foot three point jumper
77–93
Q4
7:42
Kenrich Williams lost ball turnover (Bruce Thornton steals)
77–93
Q4
7:47
Kenrich Williams offensive rebound
77–93
Q4
7:47
Josh Dix misses 27-foot three point jumper
77–93
Q4
8:00
Jae'Sean Tate makes 10-foot two point shot (Oscar Tshiebwe assists)
77–93
Q4
8:27
Josh Dix makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Brooks Barnhizer assists)
77–91
Q4
8:52
Isaiah Crawford out of bounds lost ball turnover
75–91
Q4
8:59
Kenrich Williams lost ball turnover (Bruce Thornton steals)
75–91
Q4
9:23
Bogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for Reed Sheppard
75–91
Q4
9:23
Thunder Full timeout
75–91
Q4
9:24
Isaiah Crawford makes 23-foot running jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
75–91
Q4
9:31
Reed Sheppard defensive rebound
75–88
Q4
9:31
Bennett Stirtz misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
75–88
Q4
9:44
Bruce Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
75–88
Q4
10:06
Brooks Barnhizer makes 1-foot layup (Kenrich Williams assists)
75–85
Q4
10:12
Oscar Tshiebwe personal foul
73–85
Q4
10:26
Isaiah Crawford makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
73–85
Q4
10:41
Kenrich Williams makes 5-foot two point shot
73–82
Q4
10:53
Kenrich Williams defensive rebound
71–82
Q4
10:53
Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
71–82
Q4
11:04
Brooks Barnhizer makes two point shot (Kenrich Williams assists)
71–82
Q4
11:12
Kenrich Williams defensive rebound
69–82
Q4
11:12
Reed Sheppard misses 30-foot running jump shot
69–82
Q4
11:18
Reed Sheppard defensive rebound
69–82
Q4
11:18
Kenrich Williams misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
69–82
Q4
11:41
Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
69–82
Q4
11:51
Brooks Barnhizer personal foul
69–79
Q4
12:00
Andrew Holifield enters the game for Aday Mara
69–79
Q4
12:00
Brooks Barnhizer enters the game for Jared McCain
69–79
Q4
12:00
Oscar Tshiebwe enters the game for Fred VanVleet
69–79
Q4
12:00
Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for Clint Capela
69–79
Q4
12:00
Bruce Thornton enters the game for Tari Eason
69–79
Q3
0.0
End of the 3rd Quarter
69–79
Q3
0.0
Jared McCain defensive rebound
69–79
Q3
0.0
Tari Eason misses driving floating jump shot
69–79
Q3
9.2
Reed Sheppard defensive rebound
69–79
Q3
9.2
Jared McCain misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
69–79
Q3
13.6
Thunder offensive team rebound
69–79
Q3
13.6
Clint Capela blocks Aday Mara 's 10-foot driving layup
69–79
Q3
29.7
Kenrich Williams defensive rebound
69–79
Q3
29.7
Fred VanVleet misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
69–79
Q3
35.7
Jared McCain makes 13-foot step back jumpshot
69–79
Q3
56.2
Fred VanVleet makes 7-foot two point shot
67–79
Q3
1:10
Jared McCain makes 8-foot fade away jump shot
67–77
Q3
1:38
Reed Sheppard makes 29-foot three point jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)
65–77
Q3
1:46
Bennett Stirtz makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
65–74
Q3
1:52
Tari Eason makes tip shot
63–74
Q3
2:00
Tari Eason offensive rebound
63–72
Q3
2:00
Reed Sheppard misses 23-foot three point jumper
63–72
Q3
2:15
Aday Mara bad pass turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)
63–72
Q3
2:27
Fred VanVleet makes two point shot
63–72
Q3
2:43
Kenrich Williams makes layup (Aday Mara assists)
63–70
Q3
3:01
Aday Mara defensive rebound
61–70
Q3
3:01
Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2
61–70
Q3
3:01
Rockets offensive team rebound
61–70
Q3
3:01
Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 2
61–70
Q3
3:01
Kenrich Williams shooting foul
61–70
Q3
3:28
Aday Mara makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Bennett Stirtz assists)
61–70
Q3
3:35
Bennett Stirtz enters the game for Jalen Williams
59–70
Q3
3:39
Thunder offensive team rebound
59–70
Q3
3:39
Jared McCain misses 25-foot three point jumper
59–70
Q3
3:49
Jalen Williams defensive rebound
59–70
Q3
3:49
Fred VanVleet misses 23-foot three point jumper
59–70
Q3
4:04
Josh Dix enters the game for Ajay Mitchell
59–70
Q3
4:04
Jalen Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
59–70
Q3
4:04
Jalen Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
58–70
Q3
4:04
Reed Sheppard shooting foul
57–70
Q3
4:11
Kenrich Williams defensive rebound
57–70
Q3
4:11
Fred VanVleet misses 24-foot three point jumper
57–70
Q3
4:16
Clint Capela offensive rebound
57–70
Q3
4:16
Fred VanVleet misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
57–70
Q3
4:29
Aday Mara makes two point shot
57–70
Q3
4:37
Aday Mara offensive rebound
55–70
Q3
4:37
Jared McCain misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
55–70
Q3
4:46
Jared McCain defensive rebound
55–70
Q3
4:46
Reed Sheppard misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
55–70
Q3
4:57
Reed Sheppard defensive rebound
55–70
Q3
4:57
Ajay Mitchell misses 23-foot three point jumper
55–70
Q3
5:06
Jalen Williams defensive rebound
55–70
Q3
5:06
Isaiah Crawford misses 23-foot three point jumper
55–70
Q3
5:20
Kenrich Williams enters the game for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
55–70
Q3
5:22
Rockets offensive team rebound
55–70
Q3
5:22
Isaiah Crawford misses 11-foot fade away jump shot
55–70
Q3
5:48
Clint Capela enters the game for Amen Thompson
55–70
Q3
5:48
Isaiah Crawford enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.
55–70
Q3
5:48
Tari Eason enters the game for Alperen Sengun
55–70
Q3
5:48
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2
55–70
Q3
5:48
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 2
54–70
Q3
5:48
Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul
53–70
Q3
5:54
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound
53–70
Q3
5:54
Fred VanVleet misses 22-foot three point jumper
53–70
Q3
6:14
Amen Thompson defensive rebound
53–70
Q3
6:14
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
53–70
Q3
6:34
Aday Mara enters the game for Isaiah Hartenstein
53–70
Q3
6:34
Reed Sheppard enters the game for Bogdan Bogdanovic
53–70
Q3
6:34
Thunder Full timeout
53–70
Q3
6:34
Alperen Sengun makes two point shot (Fred VanVleet assists)
53–70
Q3
6:38
Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound
53–68
Q3
6:38
Jalen Williams misses 22-foot fade away jump shot
53–68
Q3
6:43
Jalen Williams offensive rebound
53–68
Q3
6:43
Jalen Williams misses 7-foot two point shot
53–68
Q3
7:08
Jared McCain defensive rebound
53–68
Q3
7:08
Alperen Sengun misses 24-foot running jump shot
53–68
Q3
7:16
Amen Thompson defensive rebound
53–68
Q3
7:16
Jared McCain misses 27-foot three point jumper
53–68
Q3
7:27
Thunder defensive team rebound
53–68
Q3
7:27
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Amen Thompson's driving layup
53–68
Q3
7:46
Jalen Williams makes driving layup
53–68
Q3
7:59
Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound
51–68
Q3
7:59
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 10-foot fade away jump shot
51–68
Q3
8:08
Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
51–68
Q3
8:08
Ajay Mitchell misses driving layup
51–68
Q3
8:18
Alperen Sengun makes layup (Fred VanVleet assists)
51–68
Q3
8:35
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
51–66
Q3
8:48
(08:48) [Thunder] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)
49–66
Q3
8:48
Alperen Sengun offensive foul turnover
49–66
Q3
8:48
Alperen Sengun offensive foul
49–66
Q3
8:58
Jared McCain enters the game for Aday Mara
49–66
Q3
8:58
Ajay Mitchell out of bounds bad pass turnover
49–66
Q3
9:07
Aday Mara defensive rebound
49–66
Q3
9:07
Fred VanVleet misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
49–66
Q3
9:26
Jalen Williams makes 17-foot two point shot
49–66
Q3
9:41
Fred VanVleet makes 24-foot three pointer (Alperen Sengun assists)
47–66
Q3
9:52
Fred VanVleet defensive rebound
47–63
Q3
9:52
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 19-foot two point shot
47–63
Q3
10:06
Alperen Sengun personal foul
47–63
Q3
10:25
Thunder Full timeout
47–63
Q3
10:25
Bogdan Bogdanovic makes 24-foot running jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists)
47–63
Q3
10:31
Ajay Mitchell lost ball turnover (Amen Thompson steals)
47–60
Q3
10:43
Bogdan Bogdanovic makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot
47–60
Q3
10:50
Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound
47–57
Q3
10:50
Jalen Williams misses driving floating jump shot
47–57
Q3
11:16
Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound
47–57
Q3
11:16
Amen Thompson misses running pullup jump shot
47–57
Q3
11:26
Fred VanVleet defensive rebound
47–57
Q3
11:26
Isaiah Hartenstein misses 24-foot three point jumper
47–57
Q3
11:38
Bogdan Bogdanovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
47–57
Q3
11:45
Aday Mara bad pass turnover (Fred VanVleet steals)
47–54
Q3
12:00
Alperen Sengun enters the game for Marcus Smart
47–54
Q3
12:00
Bogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for Kevin Durant
47–54
Q3
12:00
Isaiah Hartenstein enters the game for Alex Caruso
47–54
Q2
0.0
End of the 2nd Quarter
47–54
Q2
0.0
Thunder offensive team rebound
47–54
Q2
0.0
Ajay Mitchell misses heave jump shot
47–54
Q2
1.2
Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point shot
47–54
Q2
2.4
Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound
47–52
Q2
2.4
Fred VanVleet misses two point shot
47–52
Q2
28.7
Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound
47–52
Q2
28.7
Ajay Mitchell misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
47–52
Q2
34.3
Kevin Durant makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)
47–52
Q2
49.0
Amen Thompson defensive rebound
47–50
Q2
49.0
Ajay Mitchell misses 23-foot running jump shot
47–50
Q2
57.6
Jalen Williams defensive rebound
47–50
Q2
57.6
Amen Thompson misses 22-foot three point jumper
47–50
Q2
1:15
Alex Caruso enters the game for Isaiah Hartenstein
47–50
Q2
1:15
Aday Mara enters the game for Bennett Stirtz
47–50
Q2
1:15
Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Alperen Sengun
47–50
Q2
1:15
Ajay Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
47–50
Q2
1:15
Thunder offensive team rebound
46–50
Q2
1:15
Ajay Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
46–50
Q2
1:15
Marcus Smart personal foul
46–50
Q2
1:32
Kevin Durant makes running dunk (Fred VanVleet assists)
46–50
Q2
1:37
Fred VanVleet defensive rebound
46–48
Q2
1:37
Bennett Stirtz misses 24-foot three point jumper
46–48
Q2
1:43
Jalen Williams defensive rebound
46–48
Q2
1:43
Alperen Sengun misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
46–48
Q2
1:58
Jalen Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
46–48
Q2
2:17
Ajay Mitchell defensive rebound
43–48
Q2
2:17
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
43–48
Q2
2:20
Alperen Sengun offensive rebound
43–48
Q2
2:20
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
43–48
Q2
2:25
Fred VanVleet offensive rebound
43–48
Q2
2:25
Marcus Smart misses 24-foot three point jumper
43–48
Q2
2:48
Ajay Mitchell makes 10-foot two point shot
43–48
Q2
3:00
Alperen Sengun makes 2-foot dunk (Kevin Durant assists)
41–48
Q2
3:17
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 1
41–46
Q2
3:17
Amen Thompson enters the game for Tari Eason
40–46

Team Stats

Oklahoma City Thunder logoOKC
Game Comparison
HOUHouston logo
-Points-
-Rebounds-
19Assists34
41Field Goal %45
-3-Point %-
86Free Throw %45

Game Leaders

Oklahoma City Thunder logoOKC
HOUHouston logo
Jalen Williams Jalen Williams#8 G
18
Points
15
Bogdan Bogdanovic#31 G Bogdan Bogdanovic
Aday Mara Aday Mara#15 C
9
Rebounds
7
Alperen Sengun#28 C Alperen Sengun
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Shai Gilgeous-Alexander#2 G
3
Assists
8
Fred VanVleet#5 G Fred VanVleet

Player Box Score

Oklahoma City Thunder

PlayerMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF+/-
1963-70-10-081000261-16
1631-40-21-132000121-7
26175-122-55-513101011-24
25187-142-52-270001160-1
2473-100-41-231310120-1
1294-50-11-212200014-17
1221-20-10-000000000-17
800-00-00-012200011-11
2163-40-00-092401272-9
1542-50-30-062200241-10
2183-130-82-260020061+8
600-10-00-032200030-11
1542-30-10-000100000-12
2152-81-50-012000011-7
COACH'S DECISION

Houston Rockets

PlayerMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF+/-
16114-100-43-301000000+14
1942-100-50-060000152+14
24147-110-20-075312432+14
2973-131-90-068021151+15
22126-130-10-054011050+10
842-30-10-003010000+10
200-00-00-010010010+4
17125-72-20-0310001240
1372-52-41-200100000+5
562-32-20-011000100+7
1121-20-00-331001211-8
1021-10-00-032010212+13
1200-30-30-022210021+7
16155-95-80-061010240+3
610-00-01-301100001+11
431-11-10-011110010+9
16114-93-80-053010051-6
1052-41-30-000020000+13

Injury Report

Oklahoma City Thunder logoOklahoma City Thunder

Thomas Sorber
Thomas Sorber
C • Knee • Surgery
DTD
Jaylin Williams
Jaylin Williams
F • Heel
DTD
Cason Wallace
Cason Wallace
G • Undisclosed
DTD
Nikola Topic
Nikola Topic
G • Back • Surgery
DTD
Chet Holmgren
Chet Holmgren
C • Quadriceps • Bruise
DTD

Houston logoHouston Rockets

Steven Adams
Steven Adams
C • Rest
DTD

H2H / Season Series

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Last 5 Games

DateOpponentResult
10/13/26vs Indiana Pacers logoINDWArray-Array
10/12/26@ Atlanta Hawks logoATLLArray-Array
10/7/26vs Milwaukee logoMILLArray-Array
10/6/26vs New Orleans logoNOLArray-Array
DateOpponentResult
10/11/26vs Dallas Mavericks logoDALLArray-Array
10/9/26@ Dallas Mavericks logoDALWArray-Array

NBA Standings

Western Conference — Northwest

TeamWLPCTGBSTRK
Portland301.000-W3
Utah21.6671W1
Minnesota32.6001L1
Denver22.5001.5L1
Oklahoma City14.2003L1

Western Conference — Southwest

TeamWLPCTGBSTRK
Memphis21.667-W1
Houston21.667-W1
New Orleans21.667-W1
Dallas12.3331L1
San Antonio13.2501.5W1

Game Information

League
NBA
Season
2027
Date
October 15, 2026
Tipoff
8:30 PM EDT
Status
Final
OKC Record
1-4
HOU Record
2-1
Venue
Toyota Center (Houston)
Location
Houston, TX
Arena Type
Indoor
Broadcast
NBA TV
Attendance
16,605
Officials
Brent Barnaky, Mark Lindsay, Phenizee Ransom
Period
Q4

Rosters

Thunder
14th in Western Conference Division
VS
Rockets
2nd in Western Conference Division

Center

#12
Thomas Sorber
Thomas SorberC206' 9"250 lbs
#7
Chet Holmgren
Chet HolmgrenC247' 1"208 lbs

Forward

#6
Jaylin Williams
Jaylin WilliamsF246' 9"240 lbs

Guard

#22
Cason Wallace
Cason WallaceG226' 3"195 lbs
#44
Nikola Topic
Nikola TopicG216' 6"200 lbs
#13
Otega Oweh
Otega OwehG236' 4"217 lbs

Center

#12
Steven Adams
Steven AdamsC336' 11"265 lbs

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FAQs: Thunder vs Rockets

What channel is Thunder vs. Rockets on?

NBC will broadcast the game nationally, and it airs as part of the NBA's season-opening doubleheader on NBC. Coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. ET, with the Warriors-Lakers game following right after on the same network.

Can I stream Thunder vs. Rockets live?

Yes, the game streams live on Peacock. Fubo also carries the broadcast if you'd rather use a different streaming service, though both options require a paid subscription.

What time does Thunder vs. Rockets start?

Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. ET, which is 4:30 p.m. PT for fans on the West Coast.

Where is Thunder vs. Rockets being played?

The game is being played at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, the Thunder's home arena.

What makes this Thunder vs. Rockets game a big deal?

This game kicks off the NBA season and serves as the first game of a season-opening doubleheader on NBC. It's extra special because the Thunder will hold their first championship ring and banner ceremony in franchise history before tip-off, with former Thunder star Kevin Durant in the building as a visiting player for the Rockets.