NBA Playoffs 2013: When And Where To Watch The Oklahoma City Thunder Take On The Houston Rockets In Game 2 Of The Western Conference Playoffs; Preview

Oklahoma City was considered the favorite to represent the Western Conference in the NBA Finals heading into the 2013 season and following their Game 1 rout of Houston, the Thunder certainly looked like the best in the West.

Game 2 between the Rockets and the Thunder will tip Wednesday night at 7:00pm, EDT and can be seen live on TNT television.

Russell Westbrook was in control of the game right from the opening tip during Sunday's 120-91 victory over Houston. Paving the way with 19 points, 10 assists, and 8 rebounds, Westbrook once again served as the perfect compliment to leading scorer Kevin Durant.

In 33 minutes, Kevin Durant poured in a game-high 24 points on 7-15 shooting along with 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Offensive balance in Game 1 was as good as it's been all season for the Thunder as they received 19 points and 7 rebounds from Serge Ibaka along with 16 points from sharp-shooter Kevin Martin, who shot 5-of-15 from the floor in a little over 25 minutes of action.

While the top-seeded Thunder shot 53% from the floor in Game 1, their defensive effort against Houston might be the most impressive statistic.

Houston entered the series as the NBA leader in team scoring, averaging 106 points per game. On Sunday night however, the eighth-seeded Rockets were only able to score 91 points while shooting 33-for-91 from the field (36.3%).

James Harden once again scored in double figures, leading the Rockets with 20 points but Houston received little help from point guard Jeremy Lin.

Lin struggled all night on both ends of the floor. In 32 minutes of action, the 24-year-old scored 4 points on 1-of-7 shooting and turned the ball over 4 times. Responsible defensively for Thunder point man Russell Westbrook, Lin simply couldn't stay with the former UCLA standout as Westbrook nearly earned himself another triple-double.

With much improvement needed heading into Wednesday night's Game 2, Rockets head coach Kevin McHale expects much more on both ends of the floor, but he's not worried about the abilities of his point guard.

"Jeremy will be fine. It was his first playoff game," McHale told NBA.com reporter Jeff Latzke. "Jeremy has bounced back all year long. This is the first time he's ever started on a team in the NBA from start to finish. I'm not worried about Jeremy."

While McHale may not be worried about his point guard bouncing back, the poor shooting from the floor in Game 1 coupled with the inability to defend outside and on the interior has to be worrisome moving forward.

Each team in the NBA postseason needs to win a total of 16 games to be crowned champions and while Houston is only down 1-0 to Oklahoma City, a Game 2 loss against the defending Western Conference champions may be too much to overcome even when the series shifts over to Houston for Games 3 and 4.

Be sure to catch all the action in the Western Conference Playoff series between the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder and No. 8 Houston Rockets Wednesday night at 7:00pm, EDT on TNT television.