By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
James Harden posted 31 points on Saturday to lead Houston Rockets to a 114-80 victory over Oklahoma City Thunder and take the lead in the playoffs series with their third victory.
Robert Covington and Eric Gordon complemented Harden’s performance with 22 and 20 points each, while it was a special evening for Russell Westbrook who came back from an injury to face his former team in the playoffs for the first time and posted 7 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds in 24 minutes on the court.
Dennis Schroder posted a team-high performance of 19 points for Thunder coming from the bench, though he was ejected from the game midway through the third period for hitting P.J. Tucker in the groin. Tucker also was ejected after responding with a head-butt. Both players were charged with technical fouls and left the game right after the incident.
Chris Paul and Steven Adams also scored in double digits for the Thunder, adding 16 and 12 points each.