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Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets

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11-2, 4-1 Away

vs

9-4, 6-2 Home
Regular Season Series

OKC leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Rockets: 40.2%
Thunder: 59.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Houston Rockets Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Steven Adams, C Out Nov 16
Amen Thompson, F Day-To-Day Nov 16
N'Faly Dante, C Out Nov 16
Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alex Caruso, SG Out Nov 16
Chet Holmgren, PF Out Nov 11
Jaylin Williams, F Out Oct 30
Isaiah Hartenstein, C Out Oct 17
Nikola Topic, G Out Jul 24

Thunder Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs HOU W 126-107
vs GS L 127-116
vs LAC W 134-128
vs NO W 106-88
vs PHX W 99-83

Rockets Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ OKC L 126-107
@ DET W 101-99
vs WSH W 107-92
vs LAC W 111-103
vs LAC W 125-104

Game Information

Toyota Center (Houston)

Location: Houston, TX
Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 11 2 .846 - W3
Denver 7 4 .636 3 L1
Minnesota 7 6 .538 4 W1
Portland 5 8 .385 6 W2
Utah 3 9 .250 7.5 L1

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston - 4 W4 0.6923077 9
Memphis 2 6 L2 0.53846157 7
Dallas 3 7 W1 0.46153846 6
San Antonio 3.5 8 L2 0.42857143 6
New Orleans 5.5 10 L1 0.2857143 4
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