NBA Friday Night
Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers
Game 1
After surviving a tougher-than-expected first round matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Houston Rockets have to turn around and play the team with the best record in the West and title favorite Los Angeles Lakers.
For Houston fans, it’s their team’s first playoff shot at LeBron James, who dominated the East for years. The Rockets almost saw him in 2018, but an untimely Chris Paul hamstring injury prevented the “LeBron James Harden Finals” from occurring.
For this series, the contrast is clear to anyone watch. Houston is small and the Lakers are big. It’s a point that will be brought up over and over in these games. Chris Webber is especially fond of discussing it, almost as if he feels personally attacked that the Rockets think that a big man who doesn’t play defense is worthless. He’s got an ax to grind, and others will as well.
For Houston fans, it’s their team’s first playoff shot at LeBron James, who dominated the East for years. The Rockets almost saw him in 2018, but an untimely Chris Paul hamstring injury prevented the “LeBron James Harden Finals” from occurring.
For this series, the contrast is clear to anyone watch. Houston is small and the Lakers are big. It’s a point that will be brought up over and over in these games. Chris Webber is especially fond of discussing it, almost as if he feels personally attacked that the Rockets think that a big man who doesn’t play defense is worthless. He’s got an ax to grind, and others will as well.