Kevin Durant was everything the Houston Rockets wanted throughout most of his debut while taking on the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder.

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The jeers followed him throughout a grueling double-overtime battle, where the Thunder edged the Rockets 125-124 in a dramatic season-opener. Durant struggled, especially against Lu Dort’s relentless defense, finishing with 23 points, nine rebounds, and three assists in 47 minutes.

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.

Kevin Durant and the Rockets battled the defending champion Thunder into double overtime before losing in the final seconds.

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