Rockets Have Liftoff? Harden, Westbrook, and Houston's Offense

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🗓️ 13 November 2019

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Tonight on ESPN, the Rockets - led by a reunited James Harden and Russell Westbrook - play host to the LA Clippers. But Houston's superstars share a complex past, which they are hoping will lead to a mutually beneficial future. NBA analyst Kirk Goldsberry joins Mina Kimes to explore how the Harden-Westbrook relationship will shape the Rockets' season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hardin, Alliot, to Westbrook, and the Rockets have taken the lead.
0:06.0	And there's that chemistry between two old friends.
0:14.0	When the Houston Rockets traded for Russell Westbrook over the summer,
0:19.0	it reunited him with former teammate James Hardin,
0:21.6	bringing together two of the NBA's biggest stars.
0:24.6	The former MVP's go way back.
0:27.6	But if Houston wants to make it deeper into the postseason this year, that bond needs to translate into chemistry on the court.
0:35.6	I'm Mina Kimes. It's Wednesday, November 13th. This is ESPN
0:40.5	Daily, presented by Dell Small Business. Kurt, the first sentence of your story is, Houston, we have a Westbrook.
0:57.7	I know you're a father of two, and that's probably affected your sense of humor,
1:01.2	but I'm going to need you to apologize for that.
1:04.6	It is one of the least creative ways to address anything about Houston, Houston sports, whatever,
1:13.8	but I did it. And I guess this is a good forum for me to apologize. I'm sorry. Kurt Goldsbury writes about the NBA for ESPN. The Rockets
1:19.5	host Clippers tonight were just a handful of games into this great James Hardin, Russell
1:25.5	Westbrook experiment, small sample caveat, supply. But how is it
1:30.7	going so far? You know, it's going pretty well. They're winning more games than they're losing.
1:35.4	They deserve a period of adjustment. The offense looks fantastic. So that's a big point.
1:41.6	This is an offensive juggernaut. Russell Westbrook to the basket lays it up and in.
1:46.4	Golly.
1:47.3	He is so quick.
1:48.2	He's a blur.
1:48.9	The defense looks sketchy.
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