Oklahoma City at Houston

The public is anticipating a wide-open offensive game with all these star offensive players, but the playoffs are about defense. Oklahoma City is a decent defensive team at #16 in points allowed, #14 in three-point shooting defense. However, the offense was shut down in Game 1, scoring 87 points while shooting 37%. Houston is third in the NBA in three-point shooting defense, tied with Miami. Russell Westbrook's numbers against Patrick Beverley stand in stark contrast to his production against other all other Rockets defenders, holding him to 34% shooting. In Game 1 Westbrook had 22 points, but made just 6-of-23 shots and had nine turnovers. Oklahoma City is 39-17-1 UNDER the total when playing on two days of rest, plus 23-11 UNDER on the road against a team with a winning home record. Meanwhile Houston is quietly on a 7-3 run UNDER the total. Take the UNDER in this one.