LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Houston’s P.J. Tucker and Oklahoma City's Dennis Schroder were ejected from Game 5 of their first-round playoff series Saturday night after a tussle following a hard pick that sent them both to the floor.Midway through the third quarter with Houston leading 67-49, Tucker set a pick on Schroder, who swung his right arm between Tucker’s legs, hitting him in the groin.
When the two players stood back up, Tucker approached Schroder and head-butted him from behind.After checking the video, referee James Capers called a flagrant 2 foul on Schroder and ejected him.
Tucker was given a technical foul with an ejection.Schroder was leading the Thunder with 19 points. Tucker had five points and six rebounds.