Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets — 2026-10-31 NBA Game Analysis

NBA game coverage, final scores, team statistics and leaders. Box-score data from ESPN.

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Game Analysis

Oklahoma City Thunder

Houston Rockets

119

Final

Saturday, October 31 at 5:30 PM PDT

Toyota Center (Houston)

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Season records & next games

Oklahoma City Thunder

Current season record

4–2

Wins–losses · 2026-27

Next scheduled game

at Cleveland Cavaliers

2026-11-03

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Houston Rockets

Current season record

6–1

Wins–losses · 2026-27

Next scheduled game

vs. Boston Celtics

2026-11-03

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Attendance 18,055

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Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets Game Summary — Saturday, October 31, 2026

By Basketball in 60

Initial summary · A fuller recap will replace this when published.

Houston Rockets defeated Oklahoma City Thunder 119–98. The game was played at Toyota Center (Houston).

Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets Official Game Highlights — Saturday, October 31, 2026

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Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets Official Post-Game Interviews — Saturday, October 31, 2026

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Houston Rockets

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Oklahoma City Thunder

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Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets — NBA Game Analysis — Saturday, October 31, 2026

By Basketball in 60

Houston Rockets defeated Oklahoma City Thunder 119–98, a 21-point margin. Houston Rockets shot 46% from the field, compared with 44% from the field for Oklahoma City Thunder. Houston Rockets shot 44% from three-point range, compared with 31% from three-point range for Oklahoma City Thunder. Houston Rockets led the rebounding count, 44 to 42. Houston Rockets committed fewer turnovers, 10 to 13.

Analysis based on ESPN’s recorded final score and available box-score statistics.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets Game Statistics — Saturday, October 31, 2026

Stat	Oklahoma City Thunder	Houston Rockets
FG	37-85	41-90
Field Goal %	44	46
3PT	10-32	18-41
Three Point %	31	44
FT	14-15	19-23
Free Throw %	93	83
Rebounds	42	44
Offensive Rebounds	10	13
Defensive Rebounds	32	31
Assists	20	29
Steals	8	5
Blocks	4	7
Turnovers	13	10
Total Turnovers	14	10
Fast Break Points	13	13
Points in Paint	44	30

Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets Statistical Leaders — Saturday, October 31, 2026

PointsJabari Smith Jr. · HOU · 30
AssistsAlperen Sengun · HOU · 9
ReboundsJabari Smith Jr. · HOU · 9
PointsShai Gilgeous-Alexander · OKC · 26
AssistsAjay Mitchell · OKC · 5
ReboundsAday Mara · OKC · 9

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Point-by-point play

Scoring plays · Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets

1st 11:482OKCIsaiah Hartenstein makes alley oop layup (Ajay Mitchell assists)2–0
1st 10:522OKCShai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 5-foot two point shot (Kenrich Williams assists)4–0
1st 10:303HOUMarcus Smart makes 25-foot three point jumper4–3
1st 9:311OKCShai Gilgeous-Alexander makes technical free throw5–3
1st 9:222HOUKevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)5–5
1st 8:432HOUJabari Smith Jr. makes two point shot5–7
1st 8:421OKCShai Gilgeous-Alexander makes technical free throw6–7
1st 7:592HOUKevin Durant makes 11-foot pullup jump shot6–9
1st 7:472OKCIsaiah Hartenstein makes tip shot8–9
1st 7:223HOUMarcus Smart makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)8–12
1st 7:083OKCKenrich Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ajay Mitchell assists)11–12
1st 6:181HOUAlperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 211–13
1st 5:513HOUTari Eason makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)11–16
1st 5:341HOUAlperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 211–17
1st 5:341HOUAlperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 211–18
1st 5:213OKCBennett Stirtz makes 25-foot three pointer (Kenrich Williams assists)14–18
1st 5:101HOUMarcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 314–19
1st 5:101HOUMarcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 314–20
1st 5:101HOUMarcus Smart makes free throw 3 of 314–21
1st 4:383HOUMarcus Smart makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)14–24
1st 4:222OKCShai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 14-foot step back jumpshot16–24
1st 4:073HOUJabari Smith Jr. makes 31-foot three pointer (Clint Capela assists)16–27
1st 3:331HOUKevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 216–28
1st 3:331HOUKevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 216–29
1st 3:192OKCAday Mara makes two point shot18–29
1st 2:592HOUKevin Durant makes 16-foot step back jumpshot18–31
1st 2:022OKCShai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point shot (Jared McCain assists)20–31
1st 1:362HOUAlperen Sengun makes 4-foot two point shot20–33
1st 1:222OKCJared McCain makes 5-foot fade away jump shot22–33
1st 1:011HOUKevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 222–34
1st 1:011HOUKevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 222–35
1st 46.42OKCMicah Peavy makes 7-foot pullup jump shot24–35
1st 22.52OKCJared McCain makes two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)26–35
2nd 11:451HOUJabari Smith Jr. makes technical free throw26–36
2nd 11:341HOUJabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 226–37
2nd 11:172OKCAjay Mitchell makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot28–37
2nd 10:511OKCIsaiah Hartenstein makes free throw 1 of 229–37
2nd 10:511OKCIsaiah Hartenstein makes free throw 2 of 230–37
2nd 10:413HOUIsaiah Crawford makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)30–40
2nd 10:252OKCJared McCain makes 2-foot two point shot32–40
2nd 9:593HOUMarcus Smart makes 31-foot fade away jump shot32–43
2nd 9:232HOUIsaiah Crawford makes 3-foot layup (Alperen Sengun assists)32–45
2nd 9:072OKCJared McCain makes 4-foot two point shot34–45
2nd 8:532HOUJabari Smith Jr. makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)34–47
2nd 8:302HOUJabari Smith Jr. makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)34–49
2nd 7:202HOUAlperen Sengun makes two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)34–51
2nd 6:442HOUAlperen Sengun makes 3-foot driving dunk (Marcus Smart assists)34–53
2nd 6:102HOUAmen Thompson makes tip shot34–55
2nd 6:002OKCShai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 15-foot fade away jump shot36–55
2nd 5:191OKCShai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 237–55
2nd 4:462OKCShai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 12-foot fade away jump shot39–55
2nd 4:231OKCKenrich Williams makes free throw 1 of 240–55
2nd 4:231OKCKenrich Williams makes free throw 2 of 241–55
2nd 3:503OKCBennett Stirtz makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ajay Mitchell assists)44–55
2nd 3:103HOUJabari Smith Jr. makes 24-foot three pointer (Tari Eason assists)44–58
2nd 2:492HOUAmen Thompson makes 2-foot running dunk (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)44–60
2nd 2:012OKCShai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 10-foot two point shot46–60
2nd 1:283OKCShai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot49–60
2nd 58.12OKCJared McCain makes 2-foot two point shot51–60
2nd 42.81HOUKevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 251–61
2nd 42.81HOUKevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 251–62
3rd 11:372HOUAlperen Sengun makes 5-foot two point shot51–64
3rd 10:463HOUMarcus Smart makes 25-foot running jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)51–67
3rd 10:043HOUJabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)51–70
3rd 9:472OKCShai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 15-foot fade away jump shot53–70
3rd 9:171OKCIsaiah Hartenstein makes free throw 1 of 254–70
3rd 9:171OKCIsaiah Hartenstein makes free throw 2 of 255–70
3rd 8:593HOUMarcus Smart makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)55–73
3rd 8:363OKCKenrich Williams makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ajay Mitchell assists)58–73
3rd 8:212HOUAlperen Sengun makes 12-foot jumper (Amen Thompson assists)58–75
3rd 7:402OKCJaylin Williams makes 3-foot dunk (Kenrich Williams assists)60–75
3rd 7:401OKCJaylin Williams makes free throw 1 of 161–75
3rd 6:573HOUJabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)61–78
3rd 6:303OKCKenrich Williams makes 30-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)64–78
3rd 5:103HOUJabari Smith Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)64–81
3rd 3:593OKCShai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 27-foot running jump shot (Jared McCain assists)67–81
3rd 3:352HOUKevin Durant makes 13-foot pullup jump shot67–83
3rd 3:023OKCShai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot70–83
3rd 2:432HOUTari Eason makes 4-foot driving dunk (Kevin Durant assists)70–85
3rd 2:312OKCAday Mara makes 3-foot dunk (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)72–85
3rd 2:311OKCAday Mara makes free throw 1 of 173–85
3rd 2:173HOUTari Eason makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)73–88
3rd 1:242HOUAmen Thompson makes layup (Tari Eason assists)73–90
3rd 30.72OKCAday Mara makes tip in dunk75–90
3rd 19.62HOUAlperen Sengun makes driving layup (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)75–92
4th 11:291HOUAlperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 275–93
4th 11:192OKCIsaiah Hartenstein makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Ajay Mitchell assists)77–93
4th 11:033HOUIsaiah Crawford makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)77–96
4th 10:512OKCAjay Mitchell makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot79–96
4th 10:072HOUJabari Smith Jr. makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)79–98
4th 9:462OKCAjay Mitchell makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Bennett Stirtz assists)81–98
4th 9:162HOUBogdan Bogdanovic makes 16-foot pullup jump shot81–100
4th 8:413HOUJabari Smith Jr. makes 28-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)81–103
4th 8:191HOUJabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 281–104
4th 8:191HOUJabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 281–105
4th 7:463HOUMarcus Smart makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)81–108
4th 7:063OKCBennett Stirtz makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Aday Mara assists)84–108
4th 6:392OKCJosh Dix makes 2-foot running dunk (Jaylin Williams assists)86–108
4th 6:101HOUAmen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 286–109
4th 6:101HOUAmen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 286–110
4th 4:492OKCJosh Dix makes layup (Aday Mara assists)88–110
4th 3:052OKCBennett Stirtz makes 1-foot layup (Aday Mara assists)90–110
4th 2:502HOUBogdan Bogdanovic makes 16-foot fade away jump shot (Oscar Tshiebwe assists)90–112
4th 2:042HOUBruce Thornton makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot90–114
4th 1:422HOUOscar Tshiebwe makes running layup (Jae'Sean Tate assists)90–116
4th 1:283OKCJosh Dix makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bennett Stirtz assists)93–116
4th 48.51OKCBrooks Barnhizer makes free throw 1 of 294–116
4th 48.51OKCBrooks Barnhizer makes free throw 2 of 295–116
4th 28.13HOUBruce Thornton makes 26-foot three pointer95–119
4th 18.42OKCBrooks Barnhizer makes layup (Bennett Stirtz assists)97–119
4th 18.41OKCBrooks Barnhizer makes free throw 1 of 198–119