The Rockets are coming into this game playing in some low scoring games recently. They are coming off of a 91-90 win against the Warriors in their last game which their defense was the star in, and they have seen under 200 total points in 2 of their last 3 games as well. Their defense has been great in recent games as well, allowing less than 100 points in 2 of their last 3 games and allowing 106 points or less in all 3 of those. They also have one of the better defenses in the league this season, allowing 105.9 points per game. They are going up against a Thunder team that has not been playing in low scoring games recently, but they have also been facing a lot of bad opponents that have been giving up a lot of points. They are coming off of a 118-104 win against the Mavericks in their last game and their defense has been very good recently, holding opponents to 106 points or less in 3 of their last 4 games. The Thunder have been scoring a lot of points recently, but they will have a harder time scoring against this Rockets defense. The Thunder also blew out the Mavericks in the last round, but they will not have that same home advantage here. The Thunder are also one of the better teams in the league on defense this season, allowing 103.8 points per game, and with a trip to the NBA Cup Final on the line here, both teams are going to get up for this game and play good defense to keep themselves in it. This game is going to feel more like a playoff game between two of the better teams in the Western Conference so defense is going to be the star here. This will be a lower scoring and more defensive game that stays under the total.