The Rockets have gone 3-1 against the Thunder this year when the two squared off. To complement Harden, the Rockets acquired both Eric Gordon and Lou Williams in the off-season to further enable and empower a potent second-ranked scoring offense. Harden like Westbrook, evolved his game to become more of a well-rounded instrument as opposed to being a prolific scorer. Despite the glitz and glamor of the Rockets’ high-powered attack, Houston’s defense has always been its fatal flaw. During the Kevin McHale era, Houston focused their game on outscoring opponents by the three-ball and ultimately, this cost them a chance at the Western Conference crown when they were outgunned by the Golden State Warriors. A similar situation can occur here. The Rockets are ranked 26th in scoring defense while allowing opponents to shoot 46.3% from the field. This poses a heightened risk for anyone itching to step in on Clutch City be that they are a cold night away from a nasty loss. Against the likes of Westbrook and company, this can be a rather dangerous wager to make. Let us not forget, Westbrook is hungry to go back to the Western Conference Finals as they took down San Antonio in route to what was a classic series with Golden State before making a raucous exit. Houston makings a living off of their offense and often teams that play this brand of basketball are never built to go the distance. Contrarily, the Thunder can outmuscle the Rockets in the paint if Westbrook is not in his peak form. However, if Houston goes cold at the wrong time they will have no answer for this potentially incendiary attack that the Thunder can yield against a porous defense. Tremendous value here on the Thunder.