北京時間4月5日，NBA常規賽迎來一場巔峰對決，火箭主場對陣雷霆。本賽季此前兩隊有過四次交手（由於NBA杯賽原因），雷霆3勝1負。此前雷霆戰績64勝12負，豪取11連勝，戰績也是聯盟第一。他們仍然有機會衝擊賽季70勝，已經提前鎖定西部第一的位置。根據美媒《BR》給出的概率預測，雷霆拿到西部冠軍的概率為79%，拿到總冠軍的概率為61.1%。火箭此前戰績50勝27負，排名西部第二，和掘金拉開3個勝場差距，這比掘金到第八名快船的差距（2.5勝場）都要大，火箭時隔五年重返季後賽，也迎來單賽季50勝里程碑，這已經是哈登離隊後火箭的最好成績。

When it comes to the future playoff competition, Rockets coach Udoka bluntly said that in the past few seasons, he has seen many coaches who will try to play tricks in the closing stage and match the final standings, but the Rockets will not do this, and the team will try their best to win every game, and will not be afraid of any opponent in the West. According to Houston media analysis, after the Rockets finish this season, they are likely to cast a wide net in the offseason, not only pursuing Durant, but also Morant, who has gradually become an outsider in the Grizzlies, Brother Alphabet who is depressed in the Bucks, and Booker, the core of the Suns, will become the target candidates for the Rockets. The biggest bargaining chip for the Rockets is to hold the Suns' future first-round pick and first-round swap rights, and it is difficult for the Suns to avoid the Rockets whether they are rebuilding or continuing to build a competitive framework.

And Thunder also has its own unspeakable secrets. Although it is the biggest favorite to win the championship this season, the team's biggest nemesis, the Mavericks, basically locked up the ninth position in the West, which means that the Mavericks have a high probability of getting the eighth seed in the West. This season, the Thunder faced the Mavericks 31-0, and the only game they won, Doncic was still on the court, losing 0 games, and the total rebounding loss was 0. In addition to the twin towers of Lively + Gafford , the thick eyebrows did not give up lightly and led the team to gradually get on the right track, so the Thunder are not restless. Back to the game, the Thunder starts: Alexander + Dort + Jewe + Holmgren + Hatten, which is also the ultimate lineup of the Thunder this season. The Rockets are also deployed into a super twin-tower combination: VanVleet + Jalen Green + Amen Thompson + Shin Jing + Adams.

開場霍姆葛籣和杰倫格林對轟三分，申京軍訓傑威，阿門頂開多特起飛暴扣，一波流打停雷霆。暫停回來阿門用倫納德的方式搶斷霍姆葛籣，過掉亞歷山大飛扣。傑威和霍姆葛籣內外開花咬住比分。杰倫格林和申京強攻，亞歷山大帶隊逐漸縮小分差。後半段伊森跟進暴扣，小賈撤步跳投，杰倫格林造三分犯規，火箭逐漸拉開分差。第一節打完，火箭35-28領先雷霆。進入第二節，伊森三分球百步穿楊，范弗里特後仰跳投+追身三分，雷霆依靠傑威單打維持局面，但中段火箭發力：阿門湯普森三分，亞當斯連續補籃，雷霆確實夠不著，火箭迅速拉開分差。

After the timeout, Amen continued to shoot a three-pointer, Shen Jing threw against Wiggins, and the Rockets opened up a 12-point gap after a wave of 0-0. Kenway and Wiggins rained three points to stop the bleeding, Tate and Shen Jing blossomed inside and outside, Amen dunked + Jabari Smith chased after a three-point shot, and the Rockets opened a 0-point lead at most! At the end of the quarter, Dort's jumper + Jayway single-handedly created a kill, and the Thunder recovered some points slightly, and at halftime, the Rockets led the Thunder 0-0. In the face of the Rocket Twin Towers, the Thunder is indeed a bit lacking in height and confrontation. At the beginning of the second half, Adams continued to make baskets, and Jalen Green hit a three-pointer in an open position, but the Thunder suddenly counterattacked: Alexander stepped back and counterattacked, Hatten dunked, and Holmgren hit a three-pointer, chasing it to only 0 points. At the critical moment, it was Adams who made a basket + VanVleet made a layup to stop the bleeding.

In the second half, Tate suddenly rained three-pointers, re-opening the 11-point difference, Alexander hit consecutive singles + grabbed three-pointers, and after the third quarter, the Rockets led the Thunder 0-0. In the fourth quarter of the final game, Amen and Green scored consecutive points, and Holmgren continued to respond with three-pointers. Green and Shin Jing made kills one after another, and Jayway named Adams in succession. In the middle section, Shen Jing hit the board + Green's three-point shot to stabilize the rhythm, and Jiewei scored consecutive points. At the decisive moment, VanVleet hit three points, Green pressed the whistle and jumper, and then Shen Jing made free throws + one-handed slam dunk to kill the suspense of the game! The Thunder surrendered, and finally the Rockets defeated the Thunder 0-0 at home, ending the Thunder's 0-game winning streak!

Thunder stats, Alexander 4 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists, Jay Wei 0 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists, Holmgren 0 points and 0 rebounds, Hatten 0 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists.Alexander has scored 76+ points in 0 consecutive games, surpassing Jordan and ranking fourth in history, behind Chamberlain (two 0 games) + Robertson 0 games.Rocket statistics, Jalen Green 17 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists, Amen 0 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists, Shen Jing 0 points and 0 assists, Adams 0 points, 0 rebounds and 0 steals, VanVleet 0 points and 0 assists, Jabari Smith 0 points and 0 rebounds.