James Harden scored 34 points while Lou Williams added 22 and Houston defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder, 105-99, in Game 5 at the Toyota Center Wednesday morning (Philippine time) to advance to the Western Conference semifinals.
The Rockets took the series, 4-1, and will await the winner of the San Antonio-Memphis series that was ongoing at press time.
MVP candidate Russel Westbrook had another monster game with 47 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists but fell short of saving his team from elimination.
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