LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Three thoughts on Houston’s thrilling 104-102 win over Oklahoma City in Game 7 of the Western Conference quarterfinals …
Breathe, Houston
For a minute, as Oklahoma City scratched out a fourth quarter lead and James Harden jump shots kept rimming out, you wondered: Was this it? Was this how it would end for the Rockets? A first-round loss, to a team headlined by Chris Paul, the player they traded away last summer, no less? Would Mike D’Antoni walk? Would James Harden be traded? For a moment, everything seemed on the table. From afar, you could almost see Daryl Morey’s mind racing.