[Senator Clay Davis]

But you didn't even need to be that flawless either of the last two years. Just execute better in crunch time and the Rockets would have won one or both of those series. The Rockets can't even just hope Durant leaves because if he and Kawhi do end up on the Clippers then that iteration of the Clippers is probably even better than the Warriors right now. Lot of soul searching for Houston, Chris Paul's contract looks like an anchor, Capela took a huge step back this year and the way they play has been proven as unsustainable for winning a title. Like the Raptors they are in purgatory of not being good enough to win it all, but too good to tank.