Overview
- Oklahoma City outscored Houston 34-16 in the fourth quarter, fueled by key threes from reserves Cason Wallace and Ajay Mitchell.
- The win moved the defending champions to 35-7 and extended their winning streak to five games.
- Chet Holmgren delivered 18 points, nine rebounds and four blocks on 7-for-9 shooting, anchoring both ends.
- Houston shot 33.7% from the field and 29.2% from three despite a 60-44 rebounding edge with 23 offensive boards.
- Kevin Durant led the Rockets with 19 points but went 7-for-23 and 0-for-5 from deep, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 20 on 6-for-11.