Houston completed the sweep of Oklahoma Cty 4-0 to move on to the Western Conference Semifinals, after overpowering Oklahoma Cty. Most around the league expected this kind of result, but Oklahoma Cty head coach Bob was defiant until game time. "Underdogs, my ----. We've got enough talent and enough heart to play with anybody in the league." Afterwards, his tune had changed significantly. "We've got some work ahead of us before we can play at their level."

The only bright point for Oklahoma Cty was the great play by Golden, and Bob was quick to praise his star. "If the whole team had played with his energy, we'd have been able to play with Houston. The bright side is that we know what he can do against them, and we'll try to build on that for our next meeting."

Houston was led by Lewis (21 points, 2 assists, 2 steals, a block), White (15 points, 14 boards, 0 assists, 2 blocks), Perry (18 points, 1 assists, a block). Oklahoma Cty was led by Golden (20 points, 13 boards, 4 assists, a steal, 2 blocks), Hodges (24 points, 0 assists, a steal), Stanford (18 points).

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