So much for the team slumping in Game 1.
Unlike the case in the Minnesota series, the Rockets came out on all cylinders Sunday afternoon, blasting the Utah Jazz with a huge first half and coasting to the 110-96 home win to take a 1-0 series lead.
MK Bower joins Dave Hardisty for the post-game podcast from Toyota Center to discuss what went right, James Harden’s big night, minimizing the impact of Rudy Gobert and adjustments for Game 2. The pair also revisits the MVP debate of 2017 between Harden and Russell Westbrook and the still-alive idea of LeBron James joining Harden and Chris Paul in Houston next season.