Rockets Rout Thunder 116-89 in Preseason Finale: Six in Double Figures, Bogdanovic Leads With 15
HOUSTON — The Houston Rockets closed their NBA preseason schedule with a 116-89 rout of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday, October 15, at Toyota Center in Houston. Houston opened a 33-15 first-quarter lead, went into halftime up 54-47, and put the game away with a 37-point fourth quarter, leading by as many as 29. The Rockets recorded 34 assists on 47 made field goals and put six players in double figures.
Veteran shooter Bogdan Bogdanovic, who joined Houston in the 2026 offseason, came off the bench to lead the Rockets with 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting from three-point range, plus six rebounds. Center Alperen Sengun finished with 14 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two blocks in about 24 minutes, shooting 7 of 11. Amen Thompson and Tari Eason scored 12 points each, Kevin Durant added 11 in 16 minutes, and Reed Sheppard also had 11, while Fred VanVleet handed out a team-high eight assists as head coach Ime Udoka tested his rotation in the final tune-up before the regular season.
For Oklahoma City, Jalen Williams scored a game-high 18 points with seven rebounds and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 17 points and three assists, but the Thunder shot just 5 of 36 from three-point range and finished the preseason at 1-4. Houston opens the regular season next Wednesday against the Dallas Mavericks, while Oklahoma City begins on Tuesday with a road game against the San Antonio Spurs.
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