Houston Rockets - Oklahoma City Thunder (-3 AH)

An exciting game is expected tonight as both teams are the most "epitheliogenic" - if there is such a condition in the basketball - of the championship so it is only unnatural that the whole set is so high.
Houston is in the 8 position of the West based almost exclusively on its attack and especially on the periphery with Lin, Harden and Parsons to shoot continuously from either the three-pointer or "bucking" within the racket as all three have strong strides and they do not leave empty space empty they may find in front of them. It is generally a youthful team that plays a lot of role in their psychology and enthusiasm, if the game starts well and the first shot is difficult to stop and the conter can reach the ... 140! If, however, their opponent blocks them, they are irritated relatively easily, they fall under either mistakes or hasty choices, not having a clear mind on the offensive track. It is not surprising if they fail to qualify for the playoffs, but it should not be ruled out that 6 is still in the Golden State with a defeat in defeat, and Utah with the possibility of Milsap's exchange to fly in the air may have fallen into the last 25 of some races that remained for the end of the regular season.
Oklahoma is on 2's position both in the West and in the league in general despite 2's last defeats against Miami's champions in the revival of last year's finals and ahead of Jazz's away games. Thunder is also based mostly on their attack by having more and more heavy "weapons" available to them like Durand, Westembruck, Martin and the upgraded this year and aggressively Ibaqa. In order to remain in the hunt for the first time in the West as well as in the championship (with Clippers and Hyt being close enough to them, and Grizzlies and Naghès are on foot) they will have to return to the road of success starting tonight since a 3 defeat in the series may have strange effects as tomorrow Thursday is the last day of the transfers. Some scenarios really wanted them to try to bring Gortath to the team and they even combined that Perkin missed by the current match is not injured but is included in the possible rewards.
The visitors showed this year that they have found the way to "intercept" the "Rukketes" since in the two previous matches that gave this season they broke with 120-98 in Oklahoma and 94-124 in Houston. The reason they chased and the difference between the others was to prove that Harden's withdrawal did not weaken them at all. The Chef, who took over his mark, went very well holding him to one at 17 points with 3 / 16 shots while 25 had 6 but with only 17 / 3 attempts. Something similar I'm expecting to happen in tonight's match and with their first goal scorer off, it's very difficult for the home team to stay close to the score with Oklahoma getting it, I want to believe a comfortable win covering the relatively small handicap of XNUMX points.
As always already has more predictions on the basketball page of the forum while there is the corresponding selection of Minnesota by NBAer who had raised early since and correctly predicted that he would raise the handicap.