Rockets' Beverley fined $25K for confronting fan

Houston Rockets guard James Harden revealed that it's been hard for him to get a burst on drives to the basket since he rolled his ankle in Game 3 of the first-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, but he vowed he'll be ready to go for Tuesday's Game 5. Beverley tried speaking with the irate fan, but the league nonetheless made a decision to slap a $25,000 fine on him for the incident.

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Beverley indicated that he did not speak to the National Basketball Association about the incident, saying that his focus was on Game 4 of the series and that he would not address the situation anymore.

Looking ahead to 2017-18 Henderson will be playing the second and final year of his contract next season and he could see a diminished role.

Bench game: The Thunder's lone win in this series can be largely attributed to how well their bench performed that night.

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NBA League Pass, the NBA's official streaming service, is another great option. "If we can combine. defending and hitting our 3s, the sky's the limit for this team". "This is the time where the cream is going to rise to the top for you".

It shouldn't be much of a surprise that Houston has taken three of the series' first four games. In a series where all the talk seems to be on MVP frontrunners Russell Westbrook and James Harden, Nene is shooting an astounding 92 percent (23 for 25) from the floor. "And he's a man". The Rockets lead the series 3-1. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT. The Rockets are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games, 42-20 ATS in their last 62 Tuesday games and 3-10 ATS in their last 13 games overall. And D'Antoni could be heading to the second round for the first time since 2007.

The backup point guard position, whether Semaj Christon or Norris Cole, has been the Thunder's most-glaring weakness but outside Andre Roberson and Taj Gibson, the entire team is underperforming offensively based on regular season averages.

At the other end of the spectrum, James Harden was entangled in the octopoid grip of Andre Roberson's defense all afternoon, stymied at every turn by the Thunders suddenly pristinely choreographed defensive rotations.

PRESSURE IS ON: Both sides. Employing the "Hack-A" strategy with the lead was intriguing, but with the Thunder committed to Roberson's defensivve impact on Harden, the Rockets sent him to the line over and over again.

Carter has remained a contributor in the Grizzlies' first round series.

During the regular season, the Thunder was better at home than on the road, where it finished with a 19-22 record, but that's typical for any National Basketball Association team. Beverley is averaging 10.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game during the series.

KEEP AN EYE ON: Kawhi Leonard. I'm quite confident that the majority of National Basketball Association fans would be okay with watching a series like that.

INJURY UPDATE: Grizzlies F Tony Allen (right leg) is out. And they weren't exactly resting people at the end, either.

In the night's other game, the Utah Jazz edged out the Los Angeles Clippers 96-92 at Staples Center to take a 3-2 lead in their series.

Maybe that's the group Donovan has to ride in Game 5 and, if he's lucky, beyond. Possibly the biggest surprise was the sloppy play of the Cleveland Cavaliers as they lost two straight games to the Atlanta Hawks, the No. -5 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Clippers had a chance to take command in Game 4, succumbed late and now find themselves in a real fight. He hunted out switches onto smaller guys like Crawford and Chris Paul.

To advance to the second round, the Thunder needs two road wins.

PRESSURE IS ON: Rivers. "I think from myself to every guy down in that locker room did an fantastic job all year long", he said.