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The Rockets ran the Thunder out of the gym Saturday in Game 5, winning 114-80 a - seestyle - 08-09-2022 The Rockets ran the Thunder out of the gym Saturday inGame 5, winning 114-80 and setting themselves to eliminate Oklahoma City in Game 6 of their first-round series.Ru sell Westbrook came back from a quad injury, but it was James Harden who led the way with an 11-for-15 shooting performance.What was a narrow halftime score line became Josh Tupou Jersey a blowout when Houston went on a 19-2 third-quarter run.MORE: Here are the key takeaways from Game 5 between the Rockets and Thunder:Ru sell Westbrook startedslowly in injury returnWestbrook didn't need to provide much offense in his playoff debut, which was good for the Rockets because he couldn't find his shot or rhythm. He went 3 of 13from the field and scored sevenpoints.That Westbrook got in NBA-speed cardio work without the pre sure of a tight Game 5 is the important outcome for Houston. He hadn't played since Aug. 11 and will be needed in a close-out situation for the Rocketsin Game 6. Khalid Kareem Jersey Harden carried the scoring load Saturday with 31points in 28minutes and shouldbenefit moving forward with Westbrook in the fold.Rockets showed more second-half poise . . .Houston turned a three-point halftime lead into a laugher in the third quarter with a 37-18 period. Mike D' Joe Mixon T Shirts Antoni's squad forced turnovers and turned its takeaways into easy fast-break buckets. The Thunder were sloppy and harmed by a down performance from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who committed as many turnovers as he scored points (four).Oklahoma City wing Lou Dort, who had been a force defending Harden earlier in the series, was exposed as a weak offensive link by the Andre Roberson leave-him treatment the Thunder's playoff offense endured inprior seasons. Dort looked uncomfortable with the ball Tyler Shelvin Jersey in his hands and the defense sagging off, taking a reckle s (and team-high) 16shots in 23minutes. He made just three of his attempts and none of his nine tries from beyond the arc. That lack of composure from Dort can't happen again in Game 6.Squad went on a 19-2 run. Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) . . .except when P.J. Tucker head-buttedDennis SchroderTucker and Schroder were ejected in the third quarter when Schroder took a sneaky shot at Tucker's groin and Tucker retaliated with a head-butt. While Tucker had a legitimate reason to be upset, he has been in the NBA too long to lose his cool like that.Expect more bad blood between the Jalen Davis Jersey teams in Game 6.PJ Tucker got into Dennis Schroder's face Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) Dennis Schroder with the flagrant 2 on PJ Tucker NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) Both PJ Tucker and Dennis Schrder were ejected from Game 5. ESPN (@espn)