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Rockets eliminate OKC in 5 with 105-99 win
Posted: April 25, 2017 -- 11:40 pm CST.
HOUSTON, TX (Toyota Center) -- James Harden scored a team-high 34 points in the Rockets' series'-clinching 105-99 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Rockets won the series 4-1. Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook scored a game-high 47 points; but, the difference in the game just as the difference in the rest of the series, was Harden's supporting cast was better than Westbrook's.
Lou Williams scored 12 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter as the Rockets erased a 77-72 deficit after three quarters. Williams scored 10 points during a 14-4 run by the Rockets to lead 86-81 with 9:15 remaining in the ball game.
For the fifth time in this series, the Rockets got off to a slow start in the first quarter. The Rockets made only 7 field goals in the first quarter out of 21 attempts (33.3%) and trailed the Thunder 22-16 after the first 12 minutes. Westbrook scored 13 points in the opening quarter.
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