NBA Playoffs 2017: Rockets vs. Thunder Game 4 live stream: Watch online
By Luke Norris
With a hard-fought 115-113 win in Game 3 on Friday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder have cut the Houston Rockets’ lead in this best-of-seven series to 2-1. Here’s a quick preview and where, when and how to watch Game 4.
Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve got ourselves a series. Following a big 115-113 win on Friday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena, the Oklahoma City Thunder are now just one victory away from tying up their best-of-seven series with the Houston Rockets at two games apiece. Russell Westbrook, who was in much better control in Game 3, had his second straight triple-double with 32 points, 11 assists and 13 rebounds and the supporting cast came up big behind their floor general. Andre Roberson, who’s been a huge surprise on the offensive end while still trying to contain James Harden on the opposite end, contributed 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and Taj Gibson had his best game of the series by far, going 10-for-13 from the floor for 20 points. Victor Oladipo also improved, finally finding his shot and scoring 12 points on 5-for-8 shooting, including 2-for-3 from beyond the arc, and Enes Kanter scored 10 big points off the bench.
James Harden led the way for Houston in Game 3 with 44 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds and Lou Williams had another great game off the bench with 22 points while Ryan Anderson contributed 18 in a nice effort. But for the first time in this series, Patrick Beverley was a non-factor, going 0-for-6 from the field and scoring just one point before fouling out late in the fourth quarter and the big-man combo of Clint Capela and Nene didn’t fare much better, combining for just nine points on Friday night.
Here’s a look at the projected starting lineups for Game 4 and what they’ve done in the first three games of the series.
Houston Rockets
C-Clint Capela (8.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks)
PF-Ryan Anderson (8.7 points, 6.3 rebounds)
SF-Trevor Ariza (5.0 points, 5.3 rebounds)
SG-Patrick Beverley (12.3 points, 7.7 rebounds)
PG-James Harden (38.7 points, 7.7 assists, 5.7 rebounds)
Oklahoma City Thunder
C-Steven Adams (5.0 points, 6.0 rebounds)
PF-Taj Gibson (11.0 points, 2.7 rebounds)
SF-Andre Roberson (14.0 points, 7.0 rebounds)
SG-Victor Oladipo (9.7 points, 6.3 rebounds)
PG-Russell Westbrook (35.0 points, 10.3 assists, 11.3 rebounds)