Which NBA players have been the best of the best since the 2000-01 season? The Athletic NBA staff makes its picks.

It took overtime, but the Houston Rockets pulled out their ninth win of this young NBA season, by defeating the Orlando Magic, 117-113.

Houston Rockets All-Star Kevin Durant's impressive start to 2025-26 continued with a 30-point performance in Friday's 140-116 ...

Facing his former team while making his debut for the Rockets, Kevin Durant fell short at getting revenge on the Thunder as Houston lost to Oklahoma City 125-124 in a double overtime thriller to open ...

Kevin Durant was everything the Houston Rockets wanted throughout most of his debut with the team while taking on the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, Oct. 21. Durant helped lead ...

The tipoff of the NBA season on Tuesday came with plenty of action — and some late-game controversy. With the Rockets and Thunder going back-and-forth in a game that went to double overtime, one ...

The Houston Rockets were part of an instant classic to open the 2025-26 NBA season on Tuesday night against defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder. Despite multiple opportunities to close out the ...

What a way to start the new NBA season. Double overtime win by the Oklahoma City Thunder. That’s how it’s done. Even before the game, the animosity between the two teams was already at an all-time ...

Kevin Durant’s Houston Rockets debut was against his former team – the Oklahoma City Thunder. Kevin Durant debuted for Houston vs. former team Thunder, facing boos and double-overtime loss. Durant ...

In a dramatic double-overtime season opener, Kevin Durant’s Houston Rockets debut ended in a heartbreaking 125-124 loss to the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder. The game, played on the night ...