One day after the Houston Rockets' double-overtime opening night loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA said the Rockets should have been assessed a technical foul at the end of the first overtime...

Kevin Durant blamed himself for a Houston Rockets debut gone awry Tuesday, as the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder bested his new club, 125-124, in double overtime at Paycom Center.

Oklahoma City beat the Indiana Pacers in the Finals last season to win their first title since the franchise moved from Seattle in 2008.

The Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder will air on NBC at 7:30 p.m. ET Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.

The 2025-26 NBA season tips off with an opening doubleheader featuring Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder hosting Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets.

On the front is the OKC logo in diamonds.

All it took was one game this season for the NBA to be accused of rigging its product. During Tuesday night's season opener between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA's refs missed a call that would've most likely ended the game in the initial overtime session.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a team-high 35 points — including the winning free throws with 2.3 seconds left in double overtime — to lift the reigning champion Thunder past the Rockets for a 125-124...

Butler controlled the game's pace for the majority of his 35 minutes, living at the free throw line, stalking the back side of the defense and bringing the team over the finish line in crunch time.