Carmelo Anthony added 11 points and 10 rebounds while Hassan Whiteside collected five blocks to go along with eight rebounds and seven points. RELATED| NBA playoffs: Schedule, teams, results, venues, timings in ISTGiannis Antetokounmpo, the front-runner to repeat as NBA MVP, finished with 31 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists. Houston Rockets powers past Oklahoma City Thunder 123 - 108James Harden scored 37 points to lift Houston to a win over Oklahoma City in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series. James Harden's 37 points saw the Houston Rockets ease past Oklahoma City Thunder. Chris Paul, who was traded from Houston to Oklahoma City for Westbrook in the off-season, added 20 after missing all five of his first-quarter shots.

Source: The Hindu August 19, 2020 06:32 UTC