After seeing this recent Rockets/Thunder game I wonder if they might not get knocked off before a Warriors/Houston series. Westbrook handled Harden in the final minutes, stealing the ball from him, preventing him from finishing at the basket, disrupting the entire Houston offense because he essentially cut off the head of the snake. The Houston offense seems to be mostly isolation, and if the #1 iso player in Harden can be reduced to average, or even a tad above average, you wonder whether they might not be as good as advertised. Also, the "Harden tricks" of getting the foul calls seems to have diminishing returns in a series; refs can see the film of their mistakes and not give Harden the same calls as the previous game, or even worse for Harden, start to make calls against him. Lastly, I can't help but think about last year's Houston experience in the playoffs in which Harden basically quit when he faced real adversity.
Are the Rockets For Real?
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