OAKLAND—Through six games of the Western Conference Finals, the Warriors and Rockets have both focused their attacks on exploiting mismatches. The Rockets expect defenders to switch against them because that's the only way to stay in front of Harden. The Rockets can hand-select the defender they want to isolate and let talent do its thing. In most cases, that weak link is the opponent's big man. That's just not the case with the Warriors.
The Rockets have been successful without one of their signature offensive attacks: the James Harden-Clint Capela pick-and-roll. That's because Draymond Green's defensive prowess has eliminated important aspects of the Rockets offense from the series.