The Houston Rockets came out on top and won the season series after taking out the Golden State Warriors on Saturday, winning 116-108. The victory led to Rockets baller Clint Capela telling ESPN's Tim MacMahon that the Rockets are a better overall team than the Warriors.
Once Golden State stalwart Kevin Durant got wind of Capela's comments, he fired back with his own opinion while speaking with the media following Monday's practice.
"You hear it from guys like Capela," Durant said. "Usually he's catching the ball and laying it up from CP [Chris Paul] or James Harden. His job is not as hard. When your job is that hard, you know you can't just come out there and say s**t like that. I don't expect that from CP and James and [Trevor Ariza] and the rest of the guys like that because they know how hard it is to come out and do that every night. Capela, catch and dunk every night. It's pretty easy for him."
Durant added that he has no problem with an opponent taking shots, admitting that his team is vulnerable when people aren't playing their best.
"[Talking trash is] part of the game," Durant said. "You understand they beat us twice this year. They should feel confident. Obviously, we're confident. We feel as though we're the best team in the league. We can beat anyone, as well, but we can be beat. We can be beat on any night if we don't come to play, if we turn it over 20 times, if we don't guard the 3-point line well, we can be beat."
Source: espn.com
