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Do you remember James Harden’s MVP season? Well the bearded man may have to get out of his drawer a similar level for Game 1 against OKC. Because it’s official, Russell Westbrook will not be on the floor to help his bro to launch his own in these Playoffs made in Bubble.

Mike D’Antoni must pull his hair out after confirming the absence of his titular point guard at Houston Chronicle through Jonathan Feigen…, especially when it comes to losing his best rebounder for the first meeting against ogre Steven Adams. Mr. Pringles and the Seven Dwarfs are therefore officially deprived of Russell Westbrook, a blow for the Rockets but which will surely not last much longer even if the duration of the unavailability is not specified. A little rest and the time to heal his little quadriceps pain, it can be good for the rest of the playoffs. A few days ago, there was still a doubt about the Marsupial and with this announcement the Thunder can have some hope in this start of the series.

Indeed, the Tonnerres are not favorites to get out of this first round, because when you face a team with two ex-MVPs, it’s not that strange. However, when a guy with 27.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 7.0 caviars on average over the season is not on the ground it can help pull wins. Without Russell Esbroufe, James Harden and Eric Gordon in particular will therefore have to take care of the job if they do not want to talk too much about the beginnings of the postseason, whether offensively or defensively. Having a well-oiled roster with Chris Paul as conductor is never a good start, no time to warm up, you have to go straight into the bacon.

The results of the regular are identical before playing but the chemistry is different. Will Houston’s small ball perform as well without Russ West? The answer will be known overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday from 12:30 am. The confrontation is original and in any case promises to be interesting, and the news gives a little more spice on the adventures of the bubble.

Source texte : Houston Chronicle

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