Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 30/08/2020, 10:56  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 30/08/2020 at 11:57 in Basketball Predictions

Houston Rockets resume their NBA Play-off campaign with their sixth match against Oklahoma City Thunder. They lead the best-of-seven series by three games to two, meaning just one win from the final two games will take them into the next round. Waiting for the winners of this game in the Western Conference semi-finals are the top seeded LA Lakers, who beat the Portland Trail Blazers 4-1 in their first round tie. Houston got the series off to a great start with two wins, both by double figure margins. However, Oklahoma weren't finished by any score and won the next two to level the tie.

That made the fifth match a vital one and it was Houston who ran out winners . They were only three points ahead at half-time but were in fantastic form in the last two quarters and ran out winners by 34 points. James Harden continued his good scoring record and top scored for the Rockets with 31 points, the third time in five games he's been their top points scorer. The Rockets won't want this tie to go to a final match decider. It's going to be hard for the Thunder to regroup after their big loss in the last match. Go for the Rockets to get the win that takes them into the semi-finals.