The Houston Rockets put an end to Russell Westbrook’s historic season Tuesday night with a 105-99 victory. They will now face the winner of the San Antonio Spurs/ Memphis Grizzlies series. I had predicted before the series started that the Rockets would win in six games, but I was blown away by the performance of the Houston bench. Despite video game numbers from Westbrook, the Rockets showed how much team chemistry they have going forward and will look to show it in the seco

A frustrated Russell Westbrook jumped to the defense of teammate Steven Adams when a reporter asked about the team’s inability to maintain a lead and close games in the series, especially with Westbrook on the bench. “Hold on, Steven,” Westbrook barked at a post-game press conference. “I don’t want nobody to try and split us up. We’re all on one team. If I go to the bench and Steven’s on the floor and I’m off the floor, we’re in this together. Don’t split us up. Don’t try to

Even on a night where James Harden had one of his worst shooting performances of the year, the Houston Rockets were still able to be hang on against the Oklahoma City Thunder by a final score of 113-109. Led by Nene Hilario’s 28 points off the bench, the Rockets proved that they can win without the heroics of James Harden on a nightly basis. Russell Westbrook obtained his third straight playoff triple-double by halftime, but the Thunder continued to struggle without him on th

NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook didn’t celebrate his monumental night after the Oklahoma City Thunder sputtered in Game 2 of the 2017 Playoffs. Westbrook stuffed the stat sheet with 51 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds, etching his name into history as the highest scoring 50+ point triple-double in playoff history. Dejected, the two-time Olympic gold medalist lamented, “I don’t give a f--- about the line. We lost,” Westbrook said at the post-game press conference following a

The Houston Rockets took a commanding 2-0 series lead last night against the Oklahoma City Thunder behind James Harden’s 35 points. The Thunder led for most the game, but Russell Westbrook’s 4 for 18 shooting in the fourth quarter allowed the Rockets to erase a double-digit lead. Russell Westbrook proved Wednesday night why many people have referred to the Thunder as a one man wrecking crew. Despite the loss, Westbrook achieved the highest points scored while recording a trip

The 2017 NBA Playoffs kick off this weekend with arguably the most anticipated matchup coming between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder. The Rockets took the regular season series with a record of 3-1 against the Russell Westbrook led Thunder. The Thunder, however, have won the only playoff matchup between the two teams in 2013 with a series win of 4-2. Westbrook and Houston’s James Harden have been the talk of the MVP race and it will be interesting to see how th