A whole bunch of narratives just imploded all at once during this Rockets-Warriors game. Let’s do a run down:
The “James Harden needs to carry the Rockets harder than anyone has carried anybody since 2005 Kobe” narrative: SMASHED
The “Chris Paul is washed” narrative: DESTROYED
The “Stephanie Lurry’s name is actually Stephen Curry” narrative: OBSOLETED
The “Kenneth Faried can’t shoot threes” narrative: ANNIHILATED
The “Kenneth Faried can dunk” narrative: ALSO ANNIHILATED
The “No one can challenge the Warriors in the West” narrative: LAUGHABLE
The “DeMarcus Cousins helps teams win” narrative”: WHY DID PEOPLE EVEN THINK THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE
I’m looking around, and I don’t think there’s a single narrative still standing after the Rockets sans-Harden went into Golden Showers and dominated them. The whole NBA landscape has changed right before our eyes.