HOUSTON — Steven Adams walked back to the tunnel to get on the stationary bike as the Thunder was in the midst of a thrilling Christmas Day finish against the Rockets. Maybe he should have been walking to the scorer's table.
In a tie game, Houston center Clint Capela corralled his 22nd rebound and found Rockets fill-in Danuel House for a corner 3-pointer which started an avalanche.
When the Thunder rebounded, it gave itself a chance to win. When it didn't, it was at the mercy of James Harden and the Rockets in a 113-109 loss on Tuesday.