Thunder Head to the NBA Cup Championship

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Jaylin Williams is one win away from achieving his dream of an NBA Cup Championship.

In a physical battle of the NBA’s top two defenses, the Oklahoma City Thunder dealt more blows to the Houston Rockets, running away with the game in the fourth quarter to win 111-96.

The first half was ugly basketball by both teams. In the first quarter, the Thunder didn’t hit double digits until there was 2:58 left to go, scoring just 18 total points. The second quarter wasn’t much better, as the Thunder mustered only 23 and trailed 42-41 at the break.

OKC shot just 2-14 from three in the first half, and the team’s bread and butter, steals and live ball turnovers, were…