Thunder force game 7 behind clutch 4th quarter from Chris Paul

Oklahoma City beats Houston 104-100 Monday night

Thunder force game 7 behind clutch 4th quarter from Chris Paul

Kelley Jenkins

Oklahoma City has tied up the series with Houston 3-3 and forced a game seven in the first round of the NBA playoffs.

Chris Paul came up clutch, once again scoring 8 of the last 12 Thunder points, and 15 in total during the 4th quarter. Danilo Gallinari poured in 25 points and Luguentz Dort comes back with 13 on 5-9 shooting after an atrocious game 5. Russell Westbrook had costly turnovers down the stretch.

With five seconds left, Westbrook drove to the top of the key and tried to pass to Robert Covington, but ended up throwing the ball away. Many wonder why James Harden did not have the ball in his hands at the end. Harden had been the hot hand all night, dropping 32 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Other notable performances were Robert Covington’s 18 points, Steven Adams’ 14 rebounds, and Russel Westbrooks’ 17 points.

The winner will go on to play the number one seeded Los Angelos Lakers in the Western Conference Semi-finals. Game seven will be on Wednesday at 8 pm on ESPN.