Love said the shortened season was unfortunate, from a basketball perspective, in part because the Cavaliers were unable to team build.
James Harden pushed Rockets past Bucks with defense and that’s becoming a trendHuge third-quarter leads Rockets to blowout Game 5 victory over ThunderThe Houston Rockets recorded 37 third-quarter points en route to a Game 5 blowout victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.After missing the first four games, Russell Westbrook makes his return in a pivotal Game 5 match against the Oklahoma City Thunder — series tied at 2-2. However, Thunder fans were happy to see their guy have success against Harden in the matchup on defense.Dort in only his rookie season has emerged as perhaps the best defender on the Thunder and He missed Game 1 due to a knee injury but his presence on the court has been key to the Thunder playing well in the series. He spent five years covering the NBA for Basketball Insiders and HoopsWorld. James Harden’s defense has been the subject of a lot of scrutiny over the years. Duke men’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski urged students to vote to help end systemic racism and social inequality in the U.S. Russell Westbrook made his postseason debut for the Houston Rockets on Saturday, but it was James Harden's show. Again, the guy is a brick wall. He put his arms up and blocked the shot without fouling.It was a momentous play for the Thunder, who kept the five-point lead.After ESPN tweeted it out, Twitter took notice, too.Both NBA reporters and fans tweeted about Dort. Russell Westbrook made his postseason debut for the Houston Rockets on Saturday, but it was James Harden's show. “He’s not a true superstar because a true superstar plays both ends of the court”. The Rockets don’t fight back and finally overcome the Dallas Mavericks 153-149 in overtime Friday if Harden doesn’t lock down on D.
Harden has been inefficient shooting the ball with Dort guarding him, and the Rockets have had to change their offensive scheme to free Harden of Dort. Easy money.
James Harden’s defense has been the subject of a lot of scrutiny over the years.
Russell Westbrook: “When the NBA stopped, everything else stopped”Houston Rockets star Russell Westbrook says his return to the court is more than a Game 5 battle against the Oklahoma City Thunder.The Pacers fired their coach and would reportedly like to hire Mike D’Antoni.
For the series, Harden is shooting a cool 75 percent (9 for 12) from the field when SGA is guarding him, per That said, Dort found himself in the Harden blender plenty on Saturday as well.