I am surprised it took this look for this to come to a head.
Rockets are a James Harden dribble for 20 seconds ISO team. To Harden’s credit, he still finds ways to get assists but one would figure a point guard like Chris Paul wouldn’t really be a fan of this style of offense.
That appears to be the case.
According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, James Harden and Chris Paul had multiple “tense moments with one another throughout Game 6, culminating in a verbal back-and-forth postgame that went into the locker room.”
Charania noted the “verbal exchange” centered around ball distribution during Houston’s final game of the playoffs, but he pointed out “there was something of a clash of styles brewing throughout the Rockets season, with members of the team—most notably Paul—having spirited discussions with Mike D’Antoni about the offense and pushing for more movement.”
Curious to see if this carries over to next season.
Flip the page to see the Rockets Game 6 meltdown and some of the Twitter reactions.