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Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets

2026-27 · Preseason · Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets head-to-head · Oklahoma City Thunder schedule · Houston Rockets schedule

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Scheduled

Away

Oklahoma City Thunder

Home

Houston Rockets

Venue: Toyota Center

Preseason

Scores and player statistics are not yet available for this game.

Schedule snapshot · imported Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC. Import time is not a provider update timestamp. Tip-off times can change.

US TV and streaming

US national
NBA TV
Oklahoma City Thunder local
KSBI OKC, Thunder+
Houston Rockets local
SCHN/SCHN+

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NBA.com broadcast listings · Checked Oct 9, 2026, 19:17 UTC. Listings can change; confirm availability with the outlet.

Key players on current rosters

Leading scorers on each collected roster by points per game (20+ games). Each player's recorded season is shown; averages may include previous teams. PPG, RPG and APG mean points, rebounds and assists per game.

Oklahoma City Thunder
Houston Rockets

Rosters and statistics. These are stored season averages, not projections for this game.

Quick answers

What time does Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets start?
The game tips off at 8:30 pm Eastern Time on Thursday, October 15, 2026 (00:30 UTC).
Where is Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets played?
At Toyota Center, with the Houston Rockets as the home team.
What kind of game is it?
A 2026-27 preseason game.

Matchup preview

2025-26 season comparison
Oklahoma City ThunderPer gameHouston Rockets
119.0Points115.2
107.9Points allowed110.0
+11.1Net rating+5.4
118.7Offensive rating118.5
107.5Defensive rating113.1
100.3Pace97.3
48.4FG%47.9
36.53P%36.4
44.1Rebounds48.1
25.8Assists25.4

Oklahoma City Thunder · last 5 L L L L W

Houston Rockets · last 5 W L W W L

Recent meetings

Oklahoma City Thunder won the 2025-26 regular-season series 2-1.

Team statistics and results. The comparison uses the most recent completed season until this season's numbers are available.

Tipoff and venue can change. Game times: Eastern Time.

Tipoff in UTC

Oct 16, 2026 · 00:30 UTC

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