The Oklahoma City Thunder have opened the 2025-26 NBA season with a wild 125-124 win in double overtime over the Houston Rockets.

The Houston Rockets visit the Oklahoma City Thunder Tuesday to open the NBA season. Tip-off from Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is set for 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC / Peacock). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Rockets vs. Thunder odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

Thunder fans had a lot to celebrate on Tuesday. The team unveiled a championship banner and won against ex-star Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets matchup updates, including prediction, probable starting lineups, and injury updates.

Rockets coach Ime Udoka's starting lineup for Houston's season opener against OKC is: Amen Thompson (6'7) Kevin Durant (6'11) Jabari Smith Jr. (6'11) Alperen Sengun (6'11) Steven Adams (6'11) Houston's starting lineup will have an average height of 6'10 😳 (via @SportsVanessa) pic.twitter.com/nA53Aesfk2

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Kevin Durant and the Rockets tip off the 2025-26 season against the defending champion Thunder. Both teams will use extra tall starting lineups.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/rockets as Houston Rockets vs. OKC Thunder Injury Report. Tonight, the Houston Rockets take on the Oklahoma City Thunder to open up the NBA’s 2025-26 realgar season. It’s been a long wait for Rockets’ fans, who were gifted superstar Kevin Durant just a few weeks into the team’s offseason.

The Houston Rockets and the Oklahoma City Thunder put on quite a show to open the new season with a nail-biter.