Just 12 seconds into the fourth quarter, Houston started off a 17-0 run that saw the Rockets comfortably ahead when Harden checked back in with 7:23 left to play. Houston’s defense sent Oklahoma City into a scoring drought that lasted 5 minutes and 14 seconds during that sequence.
Luguentz Dort finally ended it with a 26-footer off a Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assist to cut Houston’s lead to 11.
“Our defense has taken a couple of steps up,” D’Antoni said. “We knew that was going to be the key. The guys just bought in. They locked in. You’re going to have uneven nights offensively, but even with the uneven night offensively, we hung in there until we got the offense going. The second group that came in when James was resting did an unbelievably great job defensively. Then, they hit some shots with Danuel House, P.J., Eric and Jeff played a good game again.”
- Rockets swarm defensively, bench silences Thunder, NBA.com, August 20, 2020.
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