| The Rockets were looking for a couple more wins to make history, hoping to be the first NBA team ever to come back from a 3-0 deficit, but the Thunder bench finally made an appearance. OKC's reserves outscored Houston's 46-11 Friday night as the Thunder closed out the series 4-2 with a 103-94 win at the Toyota Center. Chandler Parsons was outstanding, hitting 6-8 from long range and finished with 25 points. James Harden scored 26 points but was just 7-22 from the field. Omer Asik had 13 points and 13 boards while Francisco Garcia added 11. Jeremy Lin returned, playing 13+ minutes off the bench, but he did not play well, having almost no offensive impact (1-4 from the field, 0 assists in 13 minutes). I'm proud of the Rockets. It was a great season for this franchise, one which showed they are way ahead of schedule on their rebuilding plan. Final thoughts on the way... |
