Final · Thursday, October 15
Oklahoma CityThunder
89
HoustonRockets
116

Rockets bury Thunder behind 68 bench points, 17 threes
OKC 89 · HOU 116

A back-and-forth middle quarters, then a blowout finish

Houston opened fast, taking a 33-15 first quarter. Oklahoma City answered with a 32-point second to cut it to 54-47 at the half.
OKC 89 · HOU 116

Bogdanovic and Sengun lead a balanced Rockets attack

Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 15 off the bench on 5-of-9 shooting, including 5-of-8 from three. Alperen Sengun posted 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
OKC 89 · HOU 116

Houston's bench and ball security did the damage

The Rockets' reserves outscored the Thunder's bench 68-38.
Top scorers
Jalen Williams
Thunder · 18 PTS · 7 REB · 7-14 FG
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Thunder · 17 PTS · 5-12 FG
Bogdan Bogdanovic
Rockets · 15 PTS · 6 REB · 5-9 FG
Best grade of the night
A-

Bogdan Bogdanovic

15 points off the bench on 5-of-8 shooting from three.
Hoops Nightly

Box score, every grade and the full recap

The Rockets routed the Thunder 116-89 at Toyota Center behind a 17-of-53 night from three and a 68-8 edge in bench scoring. Oklahoma City never led by more than 2 and turned it over 17 times against…

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