Houston Rockets vs Oklahoma City Thunder Full Game Highlights | Dec 14 | 2025 NBA Season

Welcome everyone. You ready? You game? I'm game. And obviously, a neutral site. Both teams have been excellent at home and solid on the road. And it's always interesting what you're looking to do. It's the style of play that you want. And you find the veterans. Dylan Brooks is a number one defender. All defensive team. Outs Caruso, all defensive team player. So, as Alprince Shungun knocks down the first bucket. Already you just see the contesting of shots, the contesting of passes. Smith the extra pass. Brooks. And that will go down for Dylan Brooks. On the run. Goes reverse. Can't get it to four. Offensive rebound from Wallace. Dort gets a clean look. High. Knocking shot is good. Near the top of the league. Assisted turnover. It's going to get you in the set you need to get into. But I think also, Richard, that presence in the locker room. How you go about your business every single day. Easy to play for. He is a tough coach. And he said it was made easy because they weren't winning before he got here. Van Vliet. Beautiful move with the left hand. And I love a tough coach because you know why? Winning isn't easy. If you want the easy route, then you can go win 20 games and stay in the lottery. If you want to win, it's going to take sacrifice. Van Vliet guarded by Wiggins. Throws alley-oop and Thompson throws it down. So, those rebounds are going to, you have to take and rebound. Inside. Shot is good. Gilders Alexander did not have a lot of room. That's his first field goal. Wiggins, Caruso. Isaiah Joe. Henrich Williams passes on that. Gilders Alexander out there. Oh, nice adjustment. The veteran Williams with a bucket. The team starting off slowly from outside. A five-point Rockets lead. Henrich Williams. And he comes back and nails it. Look at this. Back-to-back threes. We're on a roll. The two new members of the Thunder, Caruso or Hartenstein, both are terrific defensive players. Meanwhile, a terrific offensive player is Jalen Williams. Actually, he does it on both ends. Jalen Green trying to find some room. Shangun gets it inside. Thompson right at Hartenstein. That looked like a nice pass, Richard. It was also, I like the pass that led to the pass. Jalen Green makes the little drop pass, making smart plays. Alley-oop and Hartenstein able to throw it down. Oh, block shot from Eason. Eason drives on Jalen Williams. Left-handed. When he talked about working on that pull-up going to the right, that's just adding another facet to his game. Eason lines it up and nails the three-pointer. Eason, eight points. Those threes start to feel a little bit easier. The spin. Oh, Jalen Williams, pretty play right there. Williams with eight points. The Rockets look the other way. Van Vliet back out. Smith up top. Brooks lines it up and hits the three. Harlan Brooks with his second field goal, and O.K.C. wants a timeout. For this type of grinded-out game. Rockets are 27th in the NBA in three-point percentage. Thompson right on cue. We get a three-pointer. Jalen Williams gets a clean look. Can't get it to fall. Van Vliet looking to push. Throws it ahead to Thompson. Thompson up and down and a foul. Ahmed Thompson with a chance for a three-point play on a perfectly executed fast break. Brooks tips it, but Wallace is there, poked away from behind by Thompson. The quick hands of Ahmed Thompson, and Green soars and scores. Over his last ten games, one night it's 35. The next night it's 12. Like, he just gotta find a way to figure it out consistently. Harkstein floats that in. You're right, Doris, but... Well, Doris, to talk about Green, that happens when you're 22 years old. When you're 21 years old, you're not the most consistent of players. I was wondering why you were smiling at me. Jelari Smith pumped by Williams. Shot clock at five. And then Thompson goes at Harkstein off one foot. Shot is good. And then Thompson. Harkstein into Dort. By the way, the Rockets bench. 25 points. And a foul. With my guy, Lethal Shooter, and he puts up, what did he put up? Two of five for the free throw? We've seen a lot of bad shooting today. Ives, and comes up with it. Here's Wallace. Wallace goes to Changoon and throws it down. Lou Dort with the hustle play that he does night in and night out. And a thunder up by three. This is their largest lead of the game. And now it's tied again as Jabari Smith hits a three. That can inspire a group. Just lays out. That is not comfortable when you land, Richard. Jalen Green with a three-pointer. Finally, we can actually give Chip England some credit. The great shooting coach from Oklahoma City. Jalen Williams with the steal. And the finish. The frustration continues. This guy, one of the terrific young talents in the league who's been playing great basketball as Gildas Alexander connects. Now he's got 14 points. That makes it a little bit more difficult. He knows your shifts. He knows how you stop and start. It makes the game a little bit more intense, and Jalen Williams is starting to catch fire. That's his first three-pointer, but his sixth field goal. Van Vliet. Changoon gets inside. Jabari Smith with a three-pointer. And suddenly, a couple of threes going down. We're all tied up. Green launches in and out. Gildas Alexander down the other end. Falling away. Shot is good. And he has come alive. It's been a struggle most of the night. Very few players have good field goal percentage in this game. Brooks nails that one. That's his fourth three-pointer. He's actually four of eight from three. Wiggins goes up top. Nice save from Gildas Alexander. Shot clock winding down. Stolen. Thompson flies in and puts it up and in. I like this line. Starting to figure it out. Now to get his points. Kicks it out. Caruso. The fake. The drive. Nice fade. Hartenstein. Beautiful bounce pass from Caruso. Eason and Thompson. 15 and 12 points off the bench. And the usual good defense as Gildas Alexander backs it home. The tenacity and competitiveness has been off the charts. The offense has been a struggle at times. There's a beautiful connection there. Williams to Hartenstein. So much of the offense runs through Hartenstein. Isaiah Joe with the jump shot. Increase the lead with Shea Gildas out. Chengu is going to try a three. Normally not a good three-point shooter but puts it in. Plenty of time still left on the shot clock. Gildas Alexander steps back and rattles in a three. Oh, nice crossover. Goes inside. Out to Williams. Williams a three. Gets the bounce and goes through. And the assist to his teammate. Chengu. Hartenstein's made it tough on him all night but a nice bucket there from Chengu. Again, you're talking about Oklahoma City. That is a very difficult task. Jalen Green spins. Gets inside. Left-handed. Gorgeous move there from Jalen Green. Smith on Gildas Alexander. Beautiful pass and Hartenstein with the stuff. That's six assists for Gildas Alexander. 17 points for Hartenstein. Oh, nice move at the other end for Thompson. How about that defense inside? Chengu and a foul. Took a hit from Dort. Not an easy thing to do and a chance for a three-point play. Van Vliet looking to push. Van Vliet tries a three-pointer. Got it! Boy, it has been a struggle all for nine. Well, it has struggled from downtown. Back to eight. Inside. Hartenstein! Another stuff. Brooks playing with those five fouls. Williams goes to the rim. Stops double-team. Stays strong. Kicks it out. Wallace a three. Bang! The Thunder showing their mettle here in the second half. Williams double-team. Caruso has it. Kicks it out. Lou Dort lines it up. Puts it in! Lou Dort is fifth three-pointer. And a tremendous second half by the Thunder. Thunder advanced.