If you are still in shock, that's OK.
There are plenty of Rockets fans who feel the exact same way. It is, after all, difficult to get your brain to change course, after you've conditioned yourself to hate an opponent so passionately for so long.
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But this NBA off-season has thrown down big dunks (see: Leonard, Kawhi), curious shot selections (see: Durant, Kevin) and air balls galore (see: everything decision by the Knicks).
After Paul George was shipped from Oklahoma City to the Los Angeles Clippers, (stunning the Lakers in the process) Russell Westbrook's departure seemed more imminently certain.