It was another closely contested game, but the Houston Rockets were able to put away the Oklahoma City Thunder last night 105-99 and move on to the second round of the playoffs.
It was close because the Rockets had a nightmare shooting from three (6-37) and because Russell Westbrook was relentless in scoring 47 points. But the Rockets won because Westbrook couldn’t sustain his pace in the fourth quarter and because Lou Williams and Nene Hilario produced off the bench, especially early in the fourth when the Rockets blew by the Thunder and grabbed a lead that they wouldn’t relinquish.