Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
January 15, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Thunder beat the Rockets 111-91 on 2026-01-15 on the road against the Rockets. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Josh Okogie, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., and Amen Thompson. The Thunder started Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Aaron Wiggins, Chet Holmgren, and Jalen Williams. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) scored 2 points (1/7) in his matchups, with Amen Thompson as his primary defender. Kevin Durant (Rockets) scored 11 points (4/11) in his matchups, with Luguentz Dort as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
HOU
Houston Rockets
91
Did not play: Clint Capela (DNP - Coach's Decision)
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
111
Lineups
HOU
Houston Rockets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kevin Durant · Josh Okogie · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson Starter 10.9 min
- Kevin Durant · Steven Adams · Josh Okogie · Alperen Sengun · Amen Thompson 5.8 min
- Steven Adams · Alperen Sengun · JD Davison · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 4.8 min
- Kevin Durant · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 4.7 min
- Kevin Durant · Steven Adams · Jabari Smith Jr. · JD Davison · Amen Thompson 4.2 min
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Aaron Wiggins · Chet Holmgren · Jalen Williams Starter 12.9 min
- Kenrich Williams · Chet Holmgren · Jalen Williams · Cason Wallace · Ajay Mitchell 10.8 min
- Alex Caruso · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Jaylin Williams · Cason Wallace · Ajay Mitchell 8.5 min
- Kenrich Williams · Isaiah Joe · Aaron Wiggins · Ousmane Dieng · Chris Youngblood 2.8 min
- Alex Caruso · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Aaron Wiggins · Jalen Williams · Jaylin Williams 2.0 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Rockets defense
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2 pts (1/7) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: Amen Thompson (32 %, 2 pts) · Jabari Smith Jr. (23 %, 0 pts) · Josh Okogie (17 %, 0 pts)
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Jalen Williams 6 pts (3/10) in 61 possessions
Guarded by: Amen Thompson (21 %, 0 pts) · Kevin Durant (17 %, 2 pts) · Jabari Smith Jr. (14 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | Luguentz Dort: 29 poss., 6 pts (2/6) · Alex Caruso: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Amen Thompson | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Cason Wallace: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Alperen Sengun | Chet Holmgren: 25 poss., 6 pts (3/6) · Alex Caruso: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/5) · Aaron Wiggins: 10 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Steven Adams | Jaylin Williams: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Chet Holmgren: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Josh Okogie | Aaron Wiggins: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| JD Davison | Ajay Mitchell: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Cason Wallace: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Reed Sheppard | Ajay Mitchell: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Kenrich Williams: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Chris Youngblood: 1 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Isaiah Joe: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jeff Green | Ousmane Dieng: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jalen Williams: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Aaron Holiday | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ousmane Dieng: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Thunder defense
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Kevin Durant 11 pts (4/11) in 72 possessions
Guarded by: Luguentz Dort (21 %, 0 pts) · Chet Holmgren (18 %, 0 pts) · Alex Caruso (15 %, 3 pts)
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Alperen Sengun 24 pts (9/16) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Chet Holmgren (21 %, 8 pts) · Luguentz Dort (13 %, 6 pts) · Alex Caruso (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Josh Okogie: 24 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Amen Thompson: 21 poss., 9 pts (4/5) |
| Jalen Williams | Amen Thompson: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kevin Durant: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Chet Holmgren | Kevin Durant: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Alperen Sengun: 13 poss., 8 pts (3/3) |
| Ajay Mitchell | JD Davison: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Reed Sheppard: 8 poss., 7 pts (3/4) |
| Luguentz Dort | Kevin Durant: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Alperen Sengun: 8 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Cason Wallace | Amen Thompson: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Kevin Durant: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Aaron Wiggins | Jabari Smith Jr.: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Alperen Sengun: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Alex Caruso | Kevin Durant: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Alperen Sengun: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaylin Williams | Steven Adams: 14 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Kevin Durant: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kenrich Williams | Reed Sheppard: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Alperen Sengun: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Isaiah Joe | Jabari Smith Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jae'Sean Tate: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Ousmane Dieng | Jeff Green: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Aaron Holiday: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Chris Youngblood | Jeff Green: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · JD Davison: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |