Basketball: Paul helps Thunder force Game 7

Chris Paul helped the Oklahoma City Thunder recover from a demoralising defeat to force a Game 7. Chris Paul helped the Oklahoma City Thunder recover from a demoralising Game 5 defeat to take their first round playoff series with the Houston Rockets to a decisive seventh game. Paul scored 15 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter - including two free-throws with the game tied at 100-100 in the closing seconds - as the Thunder won 104-100. The Rockets cruised through Game 5, 114-80, but turnovers cost them in Game 6 with Russell Westbrook and James Harden combining for 12 of the team's 22. The winner of Wednesday's Game 7 will take on the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers in the next round.