The Houston Rockets came into their semifinal matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder ranked second in defensive rating. All ...

From Gilgeous-Alexander, who led his No. 1 seeded Thunder into Houston to close a 3-1 road trip, Sunday extracted game-changing buckets. He finished with 32 points, eight rebounds and five assists.

Amen. Thompson and Tari Eason are high-tier defenders who clearly display Houston's philosophy. However, unlike OKC, the Rockets don't have a single player that could be considered MVP-caliber at ...