Although the Houston Rockets fell to the Portland Trail Blazers Wednesday night, there were some noteworthy players that you couldn’t help but pay attention to. Even though it was a quiet night for some, it was a statement-making for others.
Despite Russell Westbrook‘s impressive statistics against Portland, his 31 points, triple-double and shooting 50 percent from the field, I decided against him as my player of the game when I know most fans probably would have.
Also, noting how Eric Gordon stepped up for the Houston Rockets on both sides of the ball, ending the game with 20 points, I couldn’t nominate him as my top player of the game either.