Overview
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, forced overtime with a late basket at 104-104, and won the game with two free throws with two seconds left in the second extra period.
- Alperen Sengün led Houston with 39 points, carrying over his strong scoring form from this summer’s European Championship.
- Kevin Durant scored 23 in his Rockets debut after moving from Phoenix and was booed in his return to Oklahoma City.
- Isaiah Hartenstein logged nearly 37 minutes with six points, a team-high nine rebounds, and five assists before fouling out with 1:15 remaining in double overtime.
- Houston led by as many as 12 early in the third quarter, Oklahoma City forced overtime at the buzzer, and the Thunder prevailed after surrendering a six-point lead in the first extra session.