West Conf. Finals - Game 1: Golden State Warriors 119 - 106 Houston Rockets - Rockets' Player Ratings

Clint Capela - 7/10

Capela dunks off a lob from James Harden

Stat line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal, 6-of-7 from the field

Capela has dominated the interior through 10 games of the postseason thus far, but he was unable to make the same kind of difference against a Warriors team which relies less on the pick-and-roll offense than the Minnesota Timberwolves or the Utah Jazz did. The Swiss man did leave his impact on the game, but he was warming the bench during the closing minutes as the Rockets countered the Warriors' Hampton 5 lineup with a small-ball lineup of their own.

Capela's skillset was largely rendered redundant by a Warriors defense that blocked most of Harden's and Chris Paul's attempts to lob it up in the paint area to him. He was great on defense, however, doing the best job that he could while getting switched on to the likes of Curry and Durant. Early in the game, he even had a block on Steph despite giving up a step or two on his layup attempt.

The Warriors' propensity to render centers ineffective in the paint by refusing to bang with them in the post means that Capela's role in this series will not be as prominent as it was before.