SECOND ROUND BOUND!

Harden, Capela lead balanced attack as Rockets finish Wolves 4-1

For the second straight year, the Rockets are moving on to the Western Conference Semifinals. James Harden led another third-quarter beatdown and Clint Capela was a beast as the Rockets finished off the Minnesota Timberwolves 122-104 to take a 4-1 series victory. The Rockets will play in the second round against the Utah Jazz or Oklahoma City Thunder, with the Jazz leading that series 3-2. Harden scored 15 of his 24 points in the third, adding 12 assists for the game while Capela hit 12-14 shots for 26 points and 15 rebounds. Unlike the first three games of the series, the role players knocked down their triples with Trevor Ariza and PJ Tucker combining to connect on 9-14 from downtown. Eric Gordon (19 points) was big off the bench. Chris Paul couldn't hit anything from deep (0-for-8), but he was 6-8 inside the arc and added nine assists.

• Podcast: MK Bower, Dave Hardisty discuss game, series and the next round