@Jonathan_Feigen7:25 p.m.A dusting of boos for Kevin Martin? Weak.
@DarnellMayberry7:26 p.m.Light boos for Kevin Martin as he checks in with 4:08 left in the first quarter and as he dribbles. What did he ever do to these fans?
@DarnellMayberry7:31 p.m.Westbrook hustled back after hitting the floor. Great sign...Then he lost his man after he caught up to him and gave up a layup.
@Jonathan_Feigen7:32 p.m.Harden with fouls on consecutive possessions, a reach (he protested) on Westbrook and a charge. Lin back in.
@Jonathan_Feigen7:33 p.m.Patrick Patterson checked in after missing almost two weeks. Rockets initially thought he'd be out much longer.
@anthonyVslater7:35 p.m.Russell Westbrook and Jeremy Lin both with five assists in the first quarter.
@DarnellMayberry7:36 p.m.After one, the Thunder leads the Rockets 31-26. Russell Westbrook leads the way with eight points and five assists.
@anthonyVslater7:36 p.m.RT @DarnellMayberry: After one, the Thunder leads the Rockets 31-26. Russell Westbrook leads the way with eight points and five assists.
@anthonyVslater7:37 p.m.James Harden is 5-for-23 shooting in five quarters against the Thunder this season.
@Jonathan_Feigen7:38 p.m.OKC leads 31-26 after 1. Rockets 1 of 7 on 3s, Harden 2 of 7. Westbrook with 8p, 5a, Martin hits pair of 3s.
@Jonathan_Feigen7:46 p.m.Harden would have picked up 3rd foul, but Collison was in restricted area. OKC by 5. Morris keeping Hou in game, is 5 of 6 for 14 in 11 min.
@DarnellMayberry7:51 p.m.I wouldn't mind seeing K-Mart and Harden get into a one-on-one battle right now. It'd be fun. Don't think either can guard the other.
@DarnellMayberry7:54 p.m.I'm noticing James Harden griping at his teammates each time they make a mistake more than he ever did before.
@Jonathan_Feigen7:54 p.m.Rockets within six, had cut lead to 2. KD laying in weeds. He's 1 of 6 for 5 pts w 5:27 left in h. Over/under for KD scoring, how about 26?
@anthonyVslater7:54 p.m.Marcus Morris with a game-high 16 points in 15 minutes. Outscoring KD by 11. But OKC still leads 48-42.
@Jonathan_Feigen7:57 p.m.Westbrook flies through Hou defense on consecutive drives. Durant set screens on Lin, Westbrook to rim before help picks him up. Aldrich in.
@DarnellMayberry7:57 p.m.Russell Westbrook and Kevin Martin are carrying the load offensively right now for the Thunder. They've combined for 29 of OKC's 52 points.
@Jonathan_Feigen7:58 p.m.Rockets have assigned Royce White to the NBA Development League, source said.
@Jonathan_Feigen8:03 p.m.At this point, D-League assignment is best way for Royce White to become an NBA player. Can get much more work there.Has worked for others.
@Jonathan_Feigen8:03 p.m.White has been working at Toyota Center this week. The D-League assignment is part of the plan to get back.
@anthonyVslater8:04 p.m.Early triple-double alert: Russell Westbrook has 16 points, five assists and four rebounds before halftime.
@DarnellMayberry8:07 p.m.Hasheem Thabeet has at least one heckler in every arena. Must be incredibly hard for him to stay positive through so much overt negativity.
@Jonathan_Feigen8:07 p.m.KD has joined the party. Has 9 points in 2 minutes. Thunder on 10-0 run, lead by 12 with 1:27 left in half.
@DarnellMayberry8:08 p.m.Meanwhile, Cole Aldrich has three fouls in three minutes. Russell Westbrook just winked at his bench after initiating that last one.
@DarnellMayberry8:10 p.m.Thabo Sefolosha is doing an excellent job guarding James Harden
@DarnellMayberry8:12 p.m.At halftime, the Thunder leads the Rockets 68-50.
@Jonathan_Feigen8:12 p.m.OKC ends half on 16-0 run, leads 68-50. Rockets fell apart in pretty much every way. Westbrook with 19, KD 16. Harden is 4 of 12 for 14.
@anthonyVslater8:14 p.m.The Thunder get 48 combined first half points from KD, K-Mart and Westbrook. OKC up 68-50 on Houston.
@Jonathan_Feigen8:16 p.m.I'm told the Rockets will be announcing White's D-League assignment soon. It is part of a plan with him to work him back, so he is on board.
@anthonyVslater8:24 p.m.KD started the half 1/8 shooting, closed 3/3. Helped spark OKC's 16-0 run to end the half.
@Jonathan_Feigen8:32 p.m.With OKC up 19, crowd nice and quiet so that if the Thunder start talking trash to former teammates they can listen in.
@DarnellMayberry8:34 p.m.If this holds, only question will be who'll get Cole Aldrich's obligatory putback dunk now that he's playing for the other team?
@Jonathan_Feigen8:34 p.m.Just 2 of the Rockets' past 7 shots hit the rim. The other five were blocked in another 10-0 OKC run. Thunder up 23.
@anthonyVslater8:40 p.m.The Thunder is on a 32-8 run right now. Two-point lead has ballooned to a 26-point blowout.
@Jonathan_Feigen8:48 p.m.With Rockets cutting lead to 22, Scott Brooks jumps up to call time out. Taking no chances. Actually, I think he needed to stretch his legs.
@DarnellMayberry8:50 p.m.When a 6-10 guy steps into a 3 like Kevin Durant just did, what on earth do you do with that?
@RohdeOK8:50 p.m.RT @TomKeeganLJW: @RohdeOK, When Jason Sudeikis and gal pal Olivia Wilde intro'd to crowd, Sudeikis feigned reading your Self book.
@Jonathan_Feigen8:52 p.m.When Durant was 1 of 6 with 5 min left in 1st half, I put over/under in his scoring at 26. He sits with 26; 59.1 left in 3rd, OKC up 24.
@DarnellMayberry8:55 p.m.After three, the Thunder leads the Rockets 96-74. Rockets allowed 98 through three last night at San Antonio. The difference is they had 92.
@Jonathan_Feigen8:56 p.m.OKC up 96-74 after 3. Douglas provides entirely meaningless highlight at buzzer. Rockets were blown out before hit a wall, but hit it now..
@anthonyVslater8:56 p.m.Russell Westbrook with 28 points, eight rebounds and eight assists through three quarters. Thunder up 96-74 on Houston.
@Jonathan_Feigen8:59 p.m.Morris finishes a drive, has his career high with 21. Rockets still collecting turnovers, have 19. Season high 24 was last night.