LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – James Harden had 37 points and 11 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets rolled past the Oklahoma City Thunder 123-108 on Tuesday in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series.Houston All-Star Russell Westbrook, who played his previous 11 years with the Thunder, was out with a quad injury.
The fourth-seeded Rockets still made 20 3-pointers and shot 48% from the field.Jeff Green scored 22 points and Eric Gordon added 21 for Houston, which isn't sure how long it will be without Westbrook.Danilo Gallinari matched a playoff career high with 29 points for the fifth-seeded Thunder.