Rockets vs Thunder: head-to-head
54 meetings since 2015-16
Houston Rockets28wins
Oklahoma City Thunder26Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Rockets and the Thunder have met 54 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Rockets lead the series 28-26, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Rockets won 3 and the Thunder won 3. The most recent game, on October 31, 2026, ended Rockets 119-98.
The home team won 41 of the 54 games (76%). These matchups averaged 221.1 total points, with a typical winning margin of 11.2 points; 21 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
They have also met 12 times in the playoffs (2019-20, 2016-17), with the Rockets winning 8 and the Thunder 4. Their next meeting is scheduled for December 27, 2026 in Houston.
Next meetings
| Dec 27, 2026 | Thunder @ Rockets | 3:30 PM EST | HOU 56% |
| Jan 13, 2027 | Rockets @ Thunder | 9:30 PM EST |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Rockets | OKC 80 – 114 HOU · 2020-08-29 |
| Thunder | HOU 96 – 133 OKC · 2023-02-15 |
2026-27 HOU 1 – 0 OKC
| 2026-10-31 | OKC 98 – 119 HOU | Final |
2025-26 HOU 1 – 2 OKC
| 2026-02-07 | HOU 112 – 106 OKC | Final |
| 2026-01-15 | OKC 111 – 91 HOU | Final |
| 2025-10-21 | HOU 124 – 125 OKC | Final/2OT |
2024-25 HOU 2 – 3 OKC
| 2025-04-04 | OKC 111 – 125 HOU | Final |
| 2025-03-03 | HOU 128 – 137 OKC | Final |
| 2024-12-14 | HOU 96 – 111 OKC | Final |
| 2024-12-01 | OKC 116 – 119 HOU | Final |
| 2024-11-08 | HOU 107 – 126 OKC | Final |
2023-24 HOU 2 – 2 OKC
| 2024-03-27 | HOU 132 – 126 OKC | Final/OT |
| 2024-02-27 | HOU 95 – 112 OKC | Final |
| 2024-02-25 | OKC 123 – 110 HOU | Final |
| 2023-12-06 | OKC 101 – 110 HOU | Final |
2022-23 HOU 2 – 2 OKC
| 2023-02-15 | HOU 96 – 133 OKC | Final |
| 2023-02-04 | HOU 121 – 153 OKC | Final |
| 2023-02-01 | OKC 106 – 112 HOU | Final |
| 2022-11-26 | OKC 105 – 118 HOU | Final |
2021-22 HOU 3 – 1 OKC
| 2021-12-01 | HOU 114 – 110 OKC | Final |
| 2021-11-29 | OKC 89 – 102 HOU | Final |
| 2021-11-17 | HOU 89 – 101 OKC | Final |
| 2021-10-22 | OKC 91 – 124 HOU | Final |
2020-21 HOU 1 – 2 OKC
| 2021-03-21 | OKC 114 – 112 HOU | Final |
| 2021-02-03 | HOU 87 – 104 OKC | Final |
| 2021-02-01 | HOU 136 – 106 OKC | Final |
2019-20 HOU 5 – 5 OKC
| 2020-09-02 · playoffs | OKC 102 – 104 HOU | Final |
| 2020-08-31 · playoffs | HOU 100 – 104 OKC | Final |
| 2020-08-29 · playoffs | OKC 80 – 114 HOU | Final |
| 2020-08-24 · playoffs | HOU 114 – 117 OKC | Final |
| 2020-08-22 · playoffs | HOU 107 – 119 OKC | Final/OT |
| 2020-08-20 · playoffs | OKC 98 – 111 HOU | Final |
| 2020-08-18 · playoffs | OKC 108 – 123 HOU | Final |
| 2020-01-20 | OKC 112 – 107 HOU | Final |
| 2020-01-09 | HOU 92 – 113 OKC | Final |
| 2019-10-28 | OKC 112 – 116 HOU | Final |
2018-19 HOU 1 – 3 OKC
| 2019-04-09 | HOU 111 – 112 OKC | Final |
| 2019-02-09 | OKC 117 – 112 HOU | Final |
| 2018-12-25 | OKC 109 – 113 HOU | Final |
| 2018-11-08 | HOU 80 – 98 OKC | Final |
2017-18 HOU 1 – 2 OKC
| 2018-04-07 | OKC 108 – 102 HOU | Final |
| 2018-03-06 | HOU 122 – 112 OKC | Final |
| 2017-12-25 | HOU 107 – 112 OKC | Final |
2016-17 HOU 7 – 2 OKC
| 2017-04-25 · playoffs | OKC 99 – 105 HOU | Final |
| 2017-04-23 · playoffs | HOU 113 – 109 OKC | Final |
| 2017-04-21 · playoffs | HOU 113 – 115 OKC | Final |
| 2017-04-19 · playoffs | OKC 111 – 115 HOU | Final |
| 2017-04-16 · playoffs | OKC 87 – 118 HOU | Final |
| 2017-03-26 | OKC 125 – 137 HOU | Final |
| 2017-01-05 | OKC 116 – 118 HOU | Final |
| 2016-12-09 | HOU 102 – 99 OKC | Final |
| 2016-11-16 | HOU 103 – 105 OKC | Final |
2015-16 HOU 2 – 2 OKC
| 2016-04-03 | OKC 110 – 118 HOU | Final |
| 2016-03-22 | HOU 107 – 111 OKC | Final |
| 2016-01-29 | HOU 108 – 116 OKC | Final |
| 2015-11-02 | OKC 105 – 110 HOU | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.