The good news: Houston has made Thunder/Rockets a real rivalry. The bad: losing to close rivals can be quite annoying. The Thunder (15-5) couldn't complete a perfect four-game road trip, dropping to the Rockets (15-6) who are now just a half-game behind OKC for #1 in the West.
The annoying: The game got chippy and bogged down by free throws (the teams combined for 64 attempts) in the second half. Naturally, that meant 11 FTA for Shai (25% more than his average) and 14 for Fred Van Vleet (250% more than his average). Lu Dort fouled out.