[Post Game Thread] The Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) defeat the Houston Rockets (0-1), 125-124.

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1. What was that game dude. It’s only game one. I need more of this shit in my veins.

2. This was such a great game for NBC’s return to the NBA and the broadcast was in my opinion great.

3. I missed basketball man

4. Reed Sheppard disaster-class

5. KD was just clapping

   -Kirby Smart

6. time to shit on Reed Sheppard lol

7. SGA hitting a game winning free throw to cap off what might end up being game of the year on opening day, is objectively the funniest ending

8. This is how we start the season!? Sheesh

9. Great game there by Shane Goon

10. If I’m the rockets I would be happy with how this team performed

11. Wallace and Caruso helped ratchet up the defense that changed the game in the 3^rd for the Thunder, but Sengun is already showing how improved he has become after this offseason while playing in the Eurobasket (averaging 22/10/7). Unfortunately, Shai took over and dragged a win back out in double overtime in an entertaining season opener that should’ve been over after the first overtime with the “*ignored*” time out by the referees.

    Eason didn’t get an extension done before the deadline, but he’s potentially playing himself out of a roster spot with his performance tonight along with Sheppard making it abundantly clear that we’ll have to make a move to get a legitimate point guard if we want to challenge for a title this year. The Thunder are obviously going to be a problem for everyone still able to win tonight without their second best player and once the rust is completely knocked off.

12. I think the Rockets would just forget KD was on the team now half the time.

13. Fucking banger.

14. best game i’ve seen all season long 🙌

15. Easily game of the year

16. One for the ages, what a start to the season

17. build around Sengun

18. This could not have been scripted any better. SGA and KD 1 on 1 to end the game. Greatest opening night game ever.

19. That game was so long I feel like it should be the all-star break already.

20. Send Reed back to the G-League

21. SENGOAT cant win with these cats

22. And they did it without noted 2022 lottery pick, Ous Dieng

23. Holy fuck this game dudes and dudettes. 

    I watched it all 😭

    Majestic season opener. Really as good as it gets. 

    And jesus it went 2OT, almost 3OT, and it’s the debut return of NBA on NBC? With that theme? Stop it. 

24. KD missed FT in regulation, wrong TO call in OT although refs missed it, game deciding foul and OKC fans will say he didn’t do enough for the franchise

25. SGA is a bad man

    Welcome back everyone

26. Incoming podcasts about Sengun MVP and Sheppard Reed bust. We are so back.

27. KD and Sengun can’t carry these young players. Everyone else just looked scared to have the ball in their hands.

28. Some horrendous inbounds plays from Houston

    Like they gave up on getting a good possession once KD fouled out

29. How fucking good is NBA basketball. Boys, we are so back.

30. quite possibly the best game NBC could’ve asked for to debut their broadcast

31. Last night I stayed up late to watch the Texans lose, tonight I stayed up late to watch the Rockets lose

32. Never seen a double OT opener to the season, great game

    OKC no Jdub, Chet fouled out, SGA took them to the finish line. That footwork to get KD to foul out was nasty work

33. MVP MVP MVP.

34. MVP doing what an MVP does.

    Clinching games on a free throw.

    (Fair play to him he faked tf out of kd)

35. People gonna complain about the ending but SGA earned that free throw he cooked the shit out of KD

36. Who can Reed sheppard stop?

    A. A pirate with a peg leg

    B. 90 year old grandma

    C. Fattest r/nba user

    D. None of the above.

37. SGA just played 2OT and is still sweating less than I do after walking upstairs

38. Shoutout to Ajay Mitchell he low-key kept them from falling to far behind