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When:<\/b> Thursday, January 15 @ 6:30 PM CT<\/p>\n
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Where: <\/b>Toyota Center, Houston<\/p>\n
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Rockets vs. Thunder Injury Report<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n Bookmark this one. These absences will show up on the floor.<\/p>\n Houston: <\/u><\/p>\n Out: <\/b>Forward – Tari Eason (ankle)<\/p>\n Out: <\/b>Forward – Dorian Finney-Smith (ankle)<\/p>\n Out: <\/b>Guard – Fred VanVleet (ACL)<\/p>\n Oklahoma City:<\/u><\/p>\n Questionable:<\/b> Guard – Luguentz Dort (foot)<\/p>\n Out:<\/b> Guard – Nikola Topic (groin)<\/p>\n Out:<\/b> Center – Isaiah Hartenstein (calf)<\/p>\n Out For Season:<\/b> Center – Thomas Sorber (knee)<\/p>\n Betting Odds:<\/p>\n Spread: Oklahoma City -5 (-108), Houston +5 (-112)<\/p>\n Moneyline: Oklahoma City -176, Houston +148<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Total Points: 221.5<\/p>\n Over\/Under: -110<\/p>\n Odds provided by FanDuel Sportsbook<\/a><\/p>\n Odds subject to change <\/i><\/p>\n On Houston\u2019s side, Tari Eason has been ruled out as he continues to manage a right ankle sprain. That\u2019s a real loss on the wing- Eason is one of Houston\u2019s more annoying defenders, and he also creates extra possessions with activity and rebounding from the perimeter.<\/p>\n Josh Okogie is the most likely candidate to soak up those minutes, and while he isn\u2019t a one-to-one swap for Eason, he brings the right skillset for this matchup: on-ball pressure, physicality, and sprint-to-the-play energy that can disrupt Oklahoma City\u2019s timing.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Dorian Finney-Smith sitting with a left ankle sprain further trims Houston\u2019s wing depth. Without him, the rotation gets tighter and the margin on the perimeter gets thinner. That said, Houston was short Finney-Smith last time they faced the Thunder, and for much of the season.<\/p>\n Fred VanVleet remains out, and at this point Houston has already built a working identity without a traditional floor-general. They\u2019ve leaned into shared creation, slower possessions when they need them, and winning stretches with defense and rebounding rather than constant shot volume.<\/p>\n For Oklahoma City, Isaiah Hartenstein sidelined takes their interior anchor out of the equation. His screening, paint physicality, and rebounding presence will need to be soaked up by a creative center rotation, especially up against an engine like Alperen Sengun tasked with controlling the paint.<\/p>\n Luguentz Dort\u2019s questionable status is also something to monitor. If he\u2019s limited or sits, Oklahoma City loses one of its most important point-of-attack defenders. Without him, the Thunder might be forced to send early help to Kevin Durant, and with Hartenstein sidelined, the extra attention becomes harder to clean up- either leaving Sengun with space inside or opening kickouts to the perimeter.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Tonight\u2019s formula is pretty clean: if Houston takes care of the ball and keeps Oklahoma City out of transition, they\u2019ll give themselves a real shot to control tempo at home- even shorthanded on the wing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n On Thursday, January 15, the Houston Rockets will face the Oklahoma City Thunder at home for the first time since an epic double-overtime Opening Night faceoff that kicked off the 2025-2026 season- an omen of the Wild Wild West showdown this year has already become. 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