James Harden was the unanimous MVP in Game 1 against the Thunder

Harden decisively outplayed Russell Westbrook in their first playoff showdown. The NBA's Most Valuable Player award may be for the regular season, but if there were a trophy handed out for the first game of the Houston Rockets-Oklahoma City Thunder playoff series, James Harden would've decisively claimed it. Harden had his way with a porous Thunder defense, as Houston lit up Oklahoma City, 118-87 on Sunday. The Beard was unstoppable against his former team, slicing and dicing the Thunder up for ...