Overview
- The Thunder outscored Houston 34-16 in the fourth quarter, fueled by 3-pointers from Cason Wallace and Ajay Mitchell, to secure a 111-91 win at Toyota Center.
- Chet Holmgren led a balanced effort with 18 points, nine rebounds and four blocks, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 20 points.
- Oklahoma City shot 46.1% from the field and 16-of-41 from three as its defense held the Rockets to 33.7% overall and 7-of-24 from deep.
- Houston grabbed a 60-44 rebounding edge but struggled to score, with Kevin Durant limited to 19 points on 7-of-23 shooting and Jabari Smith Jr. and Alperen Şengün combining for 31.
- The victory moved OKC to 35-7 with a fifth straight win and dropped Houston to 23-15, a decisive contrast to the double-overtime opener; both teams remained short-handed, including Isaiah Hartenstein out for OKC and Fred VanVleet and Tari Eason out for Houston.