NBA Wednesday Night
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets
Game 7
Six down, one to go. After a back-and-forth Game 6 between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder, Chris Paul nearly singlehandedly elevated his team to a 104-100 victory to force a Game 7. The Rockets and Thunder will play a winner take all matchup on Wednesday to determine who advances to face the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round, and it's all thanks to Paul. Oklahoma City was the NBA's best clutch team during the regular season, and Paul's 14 fourth-quarter points were what elevated them in this one.
Houston, meanwhile, has to go back to their hotel ruminating on all of their missed opportunities to close this thing out. They led for most of the second half and got a strong 32-point performance out of James Harden. But Russell Westbrook hogged the ball in the final moments, and Houston couldn't put late-game points on the board. He was responsible for seven of Houston's 22 turnovers, and if he doesn't get his act together quickly, Houston's season is going to end abruptly on Wednesday.
Houston, meanwhile, has to go back to their hotel ruminating on all of their missed opportunities to close this thing out. They led for most of the second half and got a strong 32-point performance out of James Harden. But Russell Westbrook hogged the ball in the final moments, and Houston couldn't put late-game points on the board. He was responsible for seven of Houston's 22 turnovers, and if he doesn't get his act together quickly, Houston's season is going to end abruptly on Wednesday.