Final Score: Rockets 112 - Thunder 106.
🏆 MVP: A. Sengun (17 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST)
💥 Play: K. Durant 24' 3PT (14 PTS) (R. Sheppard 6 AST) (PT05M55.00S remaining)
📊 Leaders: T. Eason (26) | C. Wallace (23)
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Paycom Center crowd:
Boo Durant
Give Jared McCain an extremely warm welcome 🤭 #HOUvsOKC
There's a certain sound byte that Paycom Center plays at times; when it happens, I keep thinking they're about to play the theme to The Simpsons lol #HOUvsOKC
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🏀 Rockets (31-19) @ Thunder (40-12)
Tip-off at 03:30 PM ET
A surging Thunder squad targets a Rockets team in freefall.
🎯 PICK: Cason Wallace Assists Under 3.5 (Win Prob: 77.6%)
Analysis: https://nba.hugheslab.tech
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Jabari Smith, shot, NO GOOD!!!!!!!
AND THAT WILL DO IT!!!!!!
THUNDERS COMES UP WITH A VICTORY!!!!!!!!
(and man, what a great way to restart NBA on NBC)
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SGA, makes the bucket.
And hope for the Rockets are slowly slipping away......
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And Durant has been fouled out, has to sit out for remainder of the game..........
And that should be an easy buckets for SGA.
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AND KD FINISHES!!!!!!
ROCKETS WITH 1 POINT LEAD!!!!!
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WALLACE, WITH THREE!!!!!!!
1 POINT GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wiggins, for three, IT'S GOOD!!!!!!
1 POINT GAME!!!!!!!!!!!
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SGA with the 2 foot two pointer.
So threes are not going in, but two pointers, are going in.
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THREE BY CASON WALLACE!!!!!!
OKC on a mini run right now to claw out of this mess......
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AMEN THOMPSON WITH LAYUP!!!!!!!
And this forces the Thunders to take a timeout!
(and they are in massive trouble now......)
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AJAY MITCHELL WITH BUZZER BEATER TO END THE HALF!!!!!!
AND FOULED, SO HERE COMES THE FREE THROW!!!!!!!!!!!
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And Tari Eason responds with the three!!!!!!!
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And that's it for the first quarter.
Rockets are up by 3.
They have done their homework, and are dominating.
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Reed Sheppard with three.
Thunders makes a big play, and Rockets respond in kind.
This has been so far, an epic battle.
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SGA with first field goal of the night, and game all tied up.
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Kevin Durant with the 5 foot floater, and Rockets are dominating right now.
Feels like Thunders have no answer........
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HOLMGREN, ON FIRE TO START!!!!!!!!
(apologies to Rockets fans)
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THREE BY JABARI SMITH!!!!!!!!
Rockets are not dinking around right from the get go.......
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(and yes, for eagled eyed viewers, NBC decided to use the square scorebug like in college sports, and yes, SNF will adopt this type of scorebug during Super Bowl this year)
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Well, I think we waited long enough.......
With that, OFF WE GO!!!!!!
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Well, it's here.
First game up, Houston Rockets vs OKC Thunders.
Who will get a big win tonight?
NBC!!!!!!!!! (Streaming on Peacock, subscription required)
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Lawler's Law....defied. What a way to start the season, huh? #HOUvsOKC #NBATipOff
