Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun combined for 65 points and the Houston Rockets rode a scorching second quarter to a 125-111 victory over the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday.

The Thunder, tracking toward 70 wins entering Friday night, nearly forgot the feeling.  Inquiries with officials falling on deaf ears and resulting in technical fouls; arms plopping to sides en route to the bench;

The Oklahoma City Thunder tasted defeat for the first time in a while. They suffered a 125-111 loss to the Houston Rockets. That snapped an 11-game win streak and any hopes of an elusive 70 wins.