The Houston Rockets are experiencing an exceptional moment of form. Having overcome all the maelstrom about James Harden and his transfer, Stephen Silas’ team has immersed itself in a magnificent line of play and results. After defeating the Thunder (136-106) with a 28/52 triples, Houston already accumulates 6 victories in a row without going below 103 points. Some numbers that are accompanied by best defensive rating in the NBA since the arrival of Victor Oladipo, Dante Exum (injured) and Rodions Kurucs.
Since the Harden trade
Rockets:
– 6-3 record
– Best defensive rating in NBANets:
– 6-3 record
– Worst defensive rating in NBA pic.twitter.com/wnRPvpC5PF— StatMuse (@statmuse) February 1, 2021
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Several Houston figures are performing at a high level. Christian Wood leads the team in points and rebounds, earning an invitation to the USA Team and a serious candidacy for the most improved player of the year, who had so many problems in the paint in 2019; Victor Oladipo, one of the newcomers, is at their top of points per game since 2017 (Indiana); a situation similar to that of John Wall, who maintains his line despite the long period in which he was stopped due to his injuries. A trident well complemented by Eric Gordon, he’s scoring at a rate rarely seen in his career, and PJ Tucker, that without large numbers, it is being of vital importance. It is no coincidence that he is the third player with the most minutes and, for example, was key in the recent victory against Portland.
Also, the wardrobe is ample in the Texas team. Up to 6 players are the ones who add more than 7 points per game, providing Silas with various constant sources of annotation. Jae’Sean Tate, landed from Australia, is leaving good feelings; David Nwaba y Sterling Brown, both in their numerical caps of their trajectories; DeMarcus Cousins, who is coming off the bench to give breathes to the inside game and signed his best game in two years against Dallas; or the cases of Ben McLemore y Mason Jones. All this without forgetting, of course, the return of Danuel House, a player out of the G-League who missed almost the entire month of January and is proving very useful.
The end between Blazers and Rockets pic.twitter.com/0gJlMdv3pl
— NBA Spain (@NBAspain) January 29, 2021
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