Eve took the forbidden fruit, gave it to Adam and you know the rest. Bad News Bares.
But Adam and Eve were fortunate. Wherever they went after leaving the Garden, they were spared the sight of their great sorrow. The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil existed only in Eden. No constant reminders of their great demise.
The Thunder is not so lucky. Tuesday begins a fortnight of James Harden. Every other day, the Thunder will try to contain the serpent that never is far from the psyche of this franchise. For the third time since the trade that stopped a state, the Thunder plays Harden’s Rockets in a first-round playoff series.