Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets will face the Oklahoma City Thunder on opening night of the NBA season, Tuesday at the Paycom Center.
How to Watch Rockets vs Thunder
The NBA has gifted fans with an incredible opening matchup to the 2025-26 NBA season with Kevin Durant making his regular-season debut for the Rockets against his former team.
Oklahoma City will hang its championship banner and receive its rings in front of its former franchise player, celebrating its first title in Thunder history. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has alleviated the pain of losing Durant many seasons ago by turning into the best player in the league, winning not only the NBA MVP Award last year, but also earning the honor of Finals MVP.
Houston will look to spoil the Thunder’s celebration by handing them a loss to start the season on their home court. The Rockets are true title contenders this season with the addition of Durant, and could prove to be a worthy competitor as early as opening night.
Durant averaged 26.6 points per game last season and is eighth all-time on the NBA scoring list.
This is a great NBA matchup that you will not want to miss; make sure to tune in and catch all the action.
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