Rockets lose 20th straight after tight finish vs. Thunder

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The Houston Rockets lost their 20th consecutive game Sunday afternoon against the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 114-112 defeat.

It’s the closest margin of any game within the franchise-record losing streak, and the Rockets had multiple chances to win.

Down a point with 1:13 to go, Jae’Sean Tate blocked Aleksej Pokusevski’s jumper and Victor Oladipo had a chance to seal the fast break with a pass to Tate and take the lead. However, he missed Tate and pulled up to miss a three.

The defense was there down the stretch with the Rockets getting another stop on the ensuing possession, but John Wall couldn’t…