Houston Rockets Playoff Preview

[jonathanlambert33]

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2015/4/16/8354745/houston-rockets-playoffs-preview-nba-2015

Let's rewind nine months. Say I told you that the Rockets would lose Chandler Parsons to the rival Mavericks, trade Omer Asik and see Dwight Howard and Terrence Jones miss over half the year with injuries. Say I told you that Houston's big man rotation for several games was Donatas Motiejunas, Josh Smith and Joey Dorsey. Say I told you that Patrick Beverley didn't get better, suffered a season-ending injury and the only backup to him was Jason Terry. How many wins do you think Houston would have?

Much fewer than 56, that's for sure. The Rockets have put together an incredible year given the circumstances, thanks largely to James Harden. Harden may not win MVP, but he's had an MVP-caliber season dragging Houston to the No. 2 seed in a loaded Western Conference. He's somehow gobbled up a larger share of Houston's offense while scoring and passing at a higher level than ever. He's dragged his team to countless victories. He's even locked in on the defensive end, eliminating 85 percent of the embarrassing breakdowns that caused one fan to put together an 11-minute defensive lowlight reel.

With Harden starring, Jones and Howard healthy, a fortified defense led by shrewd signing Trevor Ariza and a deep bench bolstered by midseason acquisitions Corey Brewer and Josh Smith, the Rockets enter the postseason with as good a chance of going deep as they've had in over 15 years.

 

[cruzg24]

Beverley and Montiejunas are out. Howard and Smith are terrible free throw shooters. Ellis is one of the most clutch players in the league the past 2 years.

Mavericks upset.

 

[BwareDWare94]

No lol

 

[Pugz]

i have the mass winning too..