Durant hit the free throw after Beverley's technical to complete a string of eight straight Oklahoma City points and put the Thunder up 17-16, but Houston responded with its own 8-0 run and wouldn't trail again.

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Continues to point to BP in charge of technical decisions and that the inherent risks of running a long string were known and internally debated.

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