Oklahoma City hosts Houston to open the season

Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -7.5; plus/minus is 226.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Houston Rockets in the season opener.
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Oklahoma City went 68-14 overall and 39-13 in the Western Conference last season. The Thunder averaged 26.9 assists per game on 44.6 field goals last season.
Houston finished 52-30 overall and 31-21 in Western Conference play during the 2024-25 season. The Rockets averaged 17.6 turnover points, 18.1 second chance points and 32.7 bench points last season.
INJURIES: Thunder: Jalen Williams: out (wrist), Thomas Sorber: out for the season (knee).
Rockets: Fred VanVleet: out for the season (acl), Dorian Finney-Smith: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.




