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Rockets avoid sweep after edging Thunder
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May 1, 2013, Wednesday
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CHANDLER Parsons scored 27 points to spark Houston over the Oklahoma City Thunder 105-103 on Monday as the Rockets avoided being swept out of their first-round NBA playoff series.
Thunder star Kevin Durant scored a game-high 38 points but Houston's defense stopped Oklahoma City in the final seconds to pull within 3-1 in the Western Conference best-of-seven series, which continues tomorrow at Oklahoma City.
No NBA team has ever rallied to win a playoff series after losing the first three games, but that does not mean the Rockets have given up on their title quest just yet.
"It was unbelievable," Parsons said of the final drama. "We were never going to give up no matter where the series was at. There was no way we were going to let another one slip away."
Omer Asik scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for Houston, which also had 16 points from Patrick Beverley and 15 from James Harden, playing against his former team after being traded last October.
Durant, coming off a 41-point performance in Game 3, shook off double coverage defensively to inspire the Thunder, who are without playmaker Russell Westbrook.
Elsewhere, the Atlanta Hawks withstood an Indiana comeback over the final two quarters to even their first round series with a 102-91 victory over the Pacers in Game 4, while the Brooklyn Nets cut the Chicago Bulls' lead to 3-2 with a 110-91 win in their series.
Thunder star Kevin Durant scored a game-high 38 points but Houston's defense stopped Oklahoma City in the final seconds to pull within 3-1 in the Western Conference best-of-seven series, which continues tomorrow at Oklahoma City.
No NBA team has ever rallied to win a playoff series after losing the first three games, but that does not mean the Rockets have given up on their title quest just yet.
"It was unbelievable," Parsons said of the final drama. "We were never going to give up no matter where the series was at. There was no way we were going to let another one slip away."
Omer Asik scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for Houston, which also had 16 points from Patrick Beverley and 15 from James Harden, playing against his former team after being traded last October.
Durant, coming off a 41-point performance in Game 3, shook off double coverage defensively to inspire the Thunder, who are without playmaker Russell Westbrook.
Elsewhere, the Atlanta Hawks withstood an Indiana comeback over the final two quarters to even their first round series with a 102-91 victory over the Pacers in Game 4, while the Brooklyn Nets cut the Chicago Bulls' lead to 3-2 with a 110-91 win in their series.
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