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Originally Posted by KC_Connection
Memphis was just vastly superior to the Westbrook-less Thunder in this series. Durant did all he could and it wasn't enough to make up for everyone else. That was the story of many of LeBron's early years. It doesn't mean much of anything about his career going forward.
In any case, though, year 1 without Harden ends without a championship for that franchise. I'll never get that trade and breaking up that threesome.
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I still believe we would have gone to the Finals with Westbrook. However, its not fair to say that because Memphis was the team I feared the most in the West all along. The way these games went though I believe he'd be the difference. I give credit to Memphis because as you said they were vastly superior. Still the Harden trade was a mistake . It's what they do with the money Harden freed up that can still salvage the situation. It's on the ownership and Presti now to decide if they want a ring or higher profit margins. Whether Perkins is on the roster or not tells that story for me.