Shai Gilgeous-Alexander craftiness was too much to handle for Rockets star Kevin Durant, as the Thunder came away with a close win.

Thunder fans got everything they wanted on Tuesday – a ring ceremony, a championship banner unveiling and a win in double OT.

Alperen Sengun was the lead scorer with 39 points in the Thunder vs. Rockets season opener at Paycom Center on Tuesday night.

Alperen Sengun was brilliant with 39 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and five 3-pointers, but Houston had too many mistakes in a close loss at OKC.

NBA fans who watched Tuesday’s nationally televised game between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder would be forgiven if they flashed back to Chris Webber’s notorious attempt to call a timeout he didn’t have during a critical sequence of the 1993 NCAA Men’s Tournament championship game.

DeMarcus Cousins is all-in on what the Rockets will do with Kevin Durant this year. Cousins is making a bold prediction.

Kevin Durant signed two-year, $90 million extension with Houston Rockets as NBA extension deadline passed Monday. Trae Young and Austin Reaves among stars unable to reach deals, while Christian Braun and Dyson Daniels secured major contracts in winners and losers of extension season.