Oklahoma City: Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Final Score: 124-125 Oklahoma

Starting Lineups:

Rockets:

Jabari Smith Jr.

Alperen Şengün

Steven Adams

Kevin Durant

Amen Thompson

Thunder:

Luguentz Dort

Chet Holmgren

Isiah Hartenstein

Cason Wallace

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Betting:

Current FanDuel Odds: Spread -7.5 OKC, +220 Houston/-270 OKC, over/under 227.5

The Stadium rings with boo's as Kevin Durant comes out. Oklahoma still holds a grudge. 

Tipoff: Rockets have first possession.

First Quarter

First basket made by Chet. Smith couldn't get there in time to block.

Met with a second-chance score by Smith. 

Good block by Şengün. Durant is ready and sprints down the court and dunks.

Almost at the halfway mark, SGA is staying on the ball and running great defense. 

Timeout Houston: 13-13 (7:10)

Foul on Smith: Chet misses first free throw- makes second and third.

Rockets struggle to contain the Thunders quickness. 

Timeout Oklahoma: 21-17 Houston (5:31)

Dort and SGA breeze past Houston's defense with ease to make a field goal each.

Dort (toughest defender) stays on Durant and isn't letting up.

Foul on Dort: Durant is boo'ed as he shoots and makes a single free throw. 

Illegal contact by Sheppard on SGA. SGA awarded and makes one of two shot at the line. 

SGA forces turnover on Tari Eason (Rockets).

3-pointer for Sheppard; first made of the night. 

Sheppard forces a turnover- looking good on defense. 

Rockets' size advantage is showing promise on offense. Score has been neck-and-neck for the duration of the first quarter.

End of first quarter: 30-27 Houston

Second Quarter

SGA on the bench. 

Foul on Şengün.

Timeout Houston: 30-30 (11.09)

Three for Okogie: first one for him tonight.

Houston at +5 (biggest lead of the night at minute nine). 

SGA is back off the bench. 

The Rockets are ending the half with their starting five. 

Houston at +8 (new biggest spread) at 53-45. 

Two shots at the line: Şengün sinks both.

Ajay Mitchell sinks a three at the buzzer. Defensive foul on Okogie, setting clock back to 0.7.

Mitchell awarded one shot at the free throw line. Shot made.

Houston leads at the end of the first half. Şengün held strong on the inside.

Updated FanDuel Odds: Spread -0.5 OKC, -104 Houston/-122 OKC, over/under 223.5

Odds subject to change.

End of the half: 57-51 Houston

Third Quarter

Lineup change: Houston starts the third quarter with starting five. 

Durant with a turnaround fadeaway. 

Timeout Oklahoma: 63-51 Houston (10:11)

Turnover Alex Caruso (Thunder) to slam dunk.

Foul on Caruso. Two shots for Şengün. Makes both at the free. 

Second-chance shot made by Adams off a Sheppard miss. 

Steal and running dunk by Carson Wallace (Thunder) . 4 point game. 

Timeout Houston: 71-70 (2:22)

Foul on Dort: one free throw for Durant- scores.

Foul on Chet: Şengün - 2 shots awarded and made.

Okogie and Eason come off the bench.

Rockets defense is tightening up. 

End of the third: 79-75 Houston

Fourth Quarter

Smith on his fifth personal foul (SGA)

Houston contests: ruling overturned. 

SGA makes a two-point jump shot tying the game (104-104) with 2.0 on the clock.

Şengün shoots from the field. Opening Night goes into overtime.

End of the fourth: 104-104 

Overtime

Tipoff: Rockets get first possession.

Chet makes a three in the first minute. 

Şengün is on his fifth foul.

SGA sinks a three, giving the Thunder their biggest lead of the game (110-104)

Thompson appears to be cramping. 

SGA sinks a send three - at 17 points in the fourth and overtime.

Sheppard makes one of two free throws.

Smith makes a three. 

Sheppard misses the first of two free throws. Makes the second.

Chet sinks a 3. 4 pont game. 

Smith blocks layup from SGA.

Foul on OKC: Okogie awarded two shots. Hits both. 

Timeout Houston: 115-113 Oklahoma (16.7)

Slam dunk by Şengün ties the game (115-115)

Overtime ends tied. Opening Night will go into a second overtime. 

End of first overtime: 115-115 

Second Overtime 

Tipoff: Rockets get first possession.

Foul on Hartenstein: Şengün awarded two shots. Sinks both.

Foul on Smith: SGA gets two shot. Makes one of two. 

Foul on Dort: Durant on his fourth foul.

Smith sinks a two from the paint. 119-116 Houston at the 2.00 mark.

Wallace makes a three. The Thunder leads by one. 

Durant drops two and free throw after a foul on Oklahoma. 

SGA sinks a three. 

Foul on Houston: SGA misses first  but makes second at the free throw.

Timeout Houston: 122-123 Oklahoma (32.0)

Sengun puts up two points.

Timeout Oklahoma: 124-123 Houston (11.0)

Foul on SGA: Kevin Durant has fouled out. 

SGA makes both free throws. 125-124 Oklahoma (2.2)

Sheppard goes back in. 

Thompson goes for a three and misses. 

Final Score: 124-125 Oklahoma