HOUSTON — As the saying goes, anything can happen in Game 7. That’s true off the court, too. The tension, the drama, the buzz … it produced some interesting sights and sounds.



Before the game, Nick Young did his ritual of dribbling the ball from the court, after his pregame warm-up, to the locker room. He’s been doing it all season. If anyone jumps in front of him, he puts a move on them to get around them. One reporter tried to get in defensive position and was shaken with a vicious crossover from Young.



For Game 7, Young did his normal thing. But his teammates were cracking up this time. Apparently, each time he does this in Houston, one of the Rockets ball boys follows Young all the way into the locker room to retrieve the ball. Young was tired of being followed. So this time, he kept the ball.



“They must think I’m stealing the ball,” Young said. “So I’m keeping this.”



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