Peyton Watson and Russell Westbrook provided the minutes and production needed for the starters to eventually turn Game 7 into a rout.

They won 50 games. They had a top-five net rating. They coaxed an All-NBA-caliber effort out of James Harden, saw Kawhi Leonard return to a superstar level ( with the when-healthy caveat attached, as always) and watched both Ivica Zubac and Norman Powell perform at the highest levels of their careers.