Houston Rockets Opening Day Rosters
2025-2026 Houston Rockets Opening Day Roster
Houston 124, Oklahoma City 125
Regular Season
Paycom Center (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
Attendance: 18,203
Officials: Eric Dalen, Zach Zarba, Jason Goldenberg
Team Rebounds: Houston (21) Oklahoma City (11)
Technicals: Houston (0) Oklahoma City (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU (0-1) | 30 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 124 |
| OKC (1-0) | 27 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 125 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 110 | 112.5 | 113.4 |
| OKC | 110 | 113.4 | 112.5 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | .500 | 0.200 | 0.308 | 0.278 |
| OKC | .505 | 0.100 | 0.289 | 0.192 |
Houston Rockets
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Kevin Durant | Starter | SG | 47:03 | 9-16 | 0-4 | 5-6 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
| 12 | Steven Adams | Starter | C | 36:30 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9.2 | 5.0 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 28 | Alperen Sengun | Starter | PF | 48:53 | 12-24 | 5-8 | 10-11 | 29.6 | 4.0 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 39 |
| 10 | Jabari Smith, Jr. | Starter | SF | 41:45 | 7-15 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 1 | Amen Thompson | Starter | PG | 38:36 | 8-17 | 0-7 | 2-2 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| 30 | Clint Capela | Bench | C | 07:52 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Josh Okogie | Bench | SG | 19:58 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Tari Eason | Bench | SF | 21:36 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | Reed Sheppard | Bench | PG | 27:47 | 3-11 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Team | 21 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 290 | 43-97 | 11-39 | 27-31 | 115.6 | 16 | 36 | 73 | 23 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 124 | ||||
| 44.3% | 28.2% | 87.1% |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Isaiah Hartenstein | Starter | C | 36:51 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 11.8 | 5.0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Luguentz Dort | Starter | SF | 45:15 | 2-12 | 0-8 | 2-2 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Starter | PG | 47:13 | 12-26 | 1-9 | 10-14 | 19.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 35 |
| 7 | Chet Holmgren | Starter | PF | 38:30 | 11-17 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 15.5 | 2.0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| 22 | Cason Wallace | Starter | SG | 41:39 | 5-10 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 16.8 | 1.0 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 9 | Alex Caruso | Bench | SF | 30:11 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 21 | Aaron Wiggins | Bench | PF | 20:32 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 25 | Ajay Mitchell | Bench | PG | 14:36 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 10.4 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | Chris Youngblood | Bench | SG | 00:06 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Jaylin Williams | Bench | C | 12:53 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Brooks Barnhizer | Bench | SF | 02:15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 290 | 46-104 | 13-52 | 20-25 | 103.4 | 11 | 27 | 49 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 125 | ||||
| 44.2% | 25.0% | 80.0% |
Houston Rockets Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Amen Thompson 18p, 4r, 5a |
Kevin Durant 23p, 9r, 3a |
Jabari Smith, Jr. 16p, 5r, 0a |
Alperen Sengun 39p, 11r, 7a |
Steven Adams 4p, 13r, 3a |
| Rotation | Reed Sheppard 9p, 2r, 4a |
Josh Okogie 8p, 2r, 1a |
Tari Eason 3p, 6r, 0a |
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Clint Capela 4p, 0r, 0a |
Oklahoma City Thunder Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 35p, 5r, 5a |
Cason Wallace 14p, 7r, 5a |
Luguentz Dort 6p, 6r, 5a |
Chet Holmgren 28p, 7r, 2a |
Isaiah Hartenstein 6p, 8r, 5a |
| Rotation | Ajay Mitchell 16p, 2r, 2a |
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Alex Caruso 8p, 2r, 3a |
Aaron Wiggins 10p, 1r, 1a |
Jaylin Williams 2p, 0r, 1a |
| Lim PT | |
Chris Youngblood 0p, 0r, 0a |
Brooks Barnhizer 0p, 0r, 0a |
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