The first round is over for the Houston Rockets while Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder are headed home. Throughout the playoffs, the media has given credit to all of Houston’s protagonists who helped get the series win.
James Harden gets most of the headlines and deservedly so, but Eric Gordon and Lou Williams are finally catching media attention with their outstanding play off the bench. Even Nene has been noticed for holding the paint together when everyone else struggled to do so. And of course, Patrick Beverley has turned into everybody’s favorite pit bull.