Houston Rockets superstar point guard Russell Westbrook has one goal on his mind and that's to “take the championship back to Houston.”
The Rockets haven't won a championship since 1995. With Westbrook and James Harden—two MVPs—leading the charge this season, Houston feels like it has a great shot of winning the 2020 title at Disney World once the playoffs begin (via Fox 26's Mark Berman).
Russell Westbrook (@russwest44) asked if his personal slogan,Why not?, can apply to #Rockets chances of being the last team standing: “Damn right,Damn right.I don’t see why not..I know the guys n that locker room know that we can win it all..take the championship back to Houston”
— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) August 11, 2020
Out West, all anyone talks about is the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers. However, the Rockets have only lost one game so far at Disney World entering Tuesday's game against the San Antonio Spurs (their second loss). They are seemingly clicking on all cylinders.
In 56 games this season, entering Tuesday, Westbrook is averaging 27.4 points, 8.0 rebounds and 7.1 assists a night. The 2017 MVP is shooting 47.2 percent from the field, 25.4 percent from beyond the arc and 76.2 percent from the free throw line.
Westbrook also has 22 double-doubles and eight triple-doubles.
The Rockets haven't gone to the Finals in the Harden era. They got close in 2017 but lost to the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals in seven games. That's the series Chris Paul hurt his hamstring in Game 5.
It should be interesting to see how far the Rockets can go at Disney World. Neither Westbrook nor Harden has a ring, so both superstars are hungry to win that elusive first championship in Orlando.
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