Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports The narrative of this series has been beaten to death, so I’ll spare you. Now let’s try to break down the series in a basketball sense.
The Oklahoma City Thunder won the season series between these two teams 2-1. Houston won the first matchup in a close contest all the way back in October 2019. The second matchup was Russell Westbrook’s return to OKC, which was won handily by the Thunder (I know Houston was on a back-to-back, but the Rockets played some truly putrid basketball that night so using that excuse doesn’t fly here). Finally, the Thunder won the third and final matchup by outscoring the Rockets 27-7 over the final seven minutes of play. The two teams…
