The Oklahoma City Thunder are still alive. After losing double figures in Games 1 and 2 of their first-round series against the Houston Rockets, the Thunder shot back into Game 3 with a wild 119-107 victory in overtime to make the series 2-1.
In the first two games of the series, the Thunder struggled to score the ball, but their defense falling apart was the biggest problem. They stepped on both ends of the floor in Game 3, and came to the free throw line to give their sputtering offensive a boost, keeping the Rockets up to 30 percent from 3-point land. Dennis Schroder went for 29 points from the bench, while Chris Paul finished with 26 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Houston was again without Russell Westbrook due to a quad injury, but still had a great chance to go up 3-0. However, they could not keep up with the stretch, and once James Harden dropped out early in overtime, they fell apart. Harden finished with 38 in a strong performance, but Jeff Green was the only other Rocket to have a solid offensive day. Those two were 20 of 40 off the field, while the rest of the team went 18 of 52.
