The Rockets made three fatal mistakes in their first show! Durant made 23+9+6 and made 4 turnovers, but he escaped from taking a T and making Dai Shuai angry.

On October 22, in the NBA’s opening game, the Rockets lost to the Thunder 124-125 in double overtime. In this battle, Durant was playing against his old team, or at the Thunder receiving the championship ring ceremony. Durant must have not let go of his mentality. He made three consecutive mistakes at critical moments in the game, the worst of which was the fatal foul against SGA in the second overtime.

Kevin Durant battled his old team. KD bluntly said that he had no feelings for the Thunder's award ceremony. The Thunder's home fans also booed KD. The Thunder's defensive strategy for KD in the opening game was to prevent him from receiving the ball. KD dunked on a counterattack to score the first point of his Rockets career. As soon as KD caught the ball, the audience booed him, but KD still succeeded in defeating Dort alone. KD went to the free throw line and was booed again. Durant played 12 minutes in the first quarter and scored 8 points and 1 rebound on 3-of-7 shooting.

KD's mid-range shot in the second quarter was really accurate. It felt like he would score as long as he could make a smooth shot. The only thing he missed was a turnaround jumper against Chet. In 8 minutes in a single quarter, he scored 6 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist on 3-of-4 shooting. In 20 minutes at halftime, he scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist on 6-of-11 shooting.

Change of sides for another game, KD made a mistake and was fouled by Carson. The audience cheered for Carson and continued to boo KD. KD was knocked down by Dort again. The audience continued to boo KD because this was an off-ball foul. One free throw and one throw. Durant had 17 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist in the three quarters.

KD took a break in the last quarter, and Shen Jing led the team with a single core. Shen Jing was so powerful that he hit two difficult three-pointers in a row. KD returned with 5 minutes left, Durant made a false shot in the mid-range shot. Durant then failed to receive the ball and was overtaken by the Thunder. Durant fouled Dort on the mid-range shot in 29.4 seconds. KD was about to make a key free throw. Durant made one of two free throws, SGA tied, and Shen Jing missed the kill.

Durant obviously couldn't keep up physically. Carson passed by in one step, and he didn't ask for the ball in overtime. Durant made no contribution in overtime, but he almost became the first sinner in overtime.

SGA missed a buzzer beater. Durant protected the backboard. At this time, the Rockets had no timeout. Durant made a timeout gesture. Durant should have received a technical foul, but the referee did not give it. Thunder coach Dem Porter rushed into the court angrily, but the referee said the game was over.

Durant was completely tired in the second overtime and could only pay two fouls after failing to keep up. However, after being overtaken by the Thunder, Durant threw a 2+1 when he was tripped. Shen Jing went ahead with a layup in 11 seconds. Durant committed a fatal foul in 2.3 seconds. This was the third mistake in the game. Durant jumped too hard and was shaken by SGA. SGA made two free throws this time, and Durant suffered his sixth foul.

Durant played 47 minutes, 9 of 16, 0 of 4 three-pointers, 23 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 fouls and 4 turnovers, with a shooting percentage of 56.3%. Durant made three mistakes in this game.