The shock of Tuesday night between two of the most anticipated teams of the season did not disappoint. In the absence of Russell Westbrook, the new Rockets duo Chris Paul - James Harden shone to dominate Thunder Paul George - Carmelo Anthony (104-97). Houston quickly resumed his routine with a rain of long distance shots, 24 baskets with 3 points out of 55 tempted.
C.Paul did not seem to walk too hard with James Harden (16 points, 10 assists), thanks in particular to the rotations proposed by Mike d'Antoni. The Coach of the Year 2017 did not hesitate to quickly leave Chris Paul to permanently have at least one distributor on the floor, "CP3" taking over from the exit of Harden, when the two are not together on the floor . D'Antoni has also proposed his personal version of Golden State's "Five of Death" with PJ Tucker, who also arrived this summer, used regularly at the post 5 to further spread the game.
Carmelo Anthony (19 points in 19 minutes), at station 4 but without his hood, made his mark in the first quarter when he took charge of the Oklahoma City brand as he did in New York . Paul George experienced more delay in ignition before letting the game come to him (15 points, 5 rebounds) once the former Knicks player on the bench. Billy Donovan still has a few adjustments to adjust between the two players, while his MVP Westbrook was not dressed.
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