Rockets 105, Thunder 103: Chandler Parsons had 27 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists as host Houston averted being swept by beating Oklahoma City in the best-of-seven Western Conference series.

Omer Asik added 17 points and 14 rebounds, Patrick Beverley scored 16 and James Harden had 15 as the Rockets cut the Thunder’s lead to 3-1. Oklahoma City had two chances to tie in the final seconds, but Reggie Jackson missed a driving shot and Serge Ibaka missed the putback as time expired to force the series back to Oklahoma City for Game 5 on Wednesday.

Kevin Durant had 38 points on 12-of-16 shooting, Jackson scored 18 points and Kevin Martin added 16 for the Thunder. Jackson again started in place of Russell Westbrook, who is done for the postseason after undergoing knee surgery Saturday.

Houston had a 105-98 lead on a basket by Parsons with 2:19 to play but didn’t score again. Durant's basket with 1:13 left made it a two-point game but he lost the ball on the final possession with Jackson picking it up and making a late drive to the hoop that came up empty.

Oklahoma City led 60-53 at halftime before Houston erupted with a 38-point third quarter. The Rockets led by as many as 13 in the stanza before Oklahoma City made a charge to pull within 100-98 on a 3-pointer by Jackson with 4:54 remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The teams combined for 23 3-pointers – Houston was 12-of-27 and Oklahoma City was 11-of-25. … Each team committed 22 turnovers with Harden having 10 of Houston’s miscues. … Rockets PG Jeremy Lin sat out with a chest injury.