Name: Houston Rockets' Remarkable Rise Despite Injuries in NBA
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Description: Despite key injuries, the Houston Rockets show depth and versatility, tying for the second seed alongside the Lakers. Can they challenge OKC down the stretch?

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Let's start with a team that's playing really great basketball and the team I was expecting to be good, and that's the Houston Rockets. I was a little bit Concerned about Houston before the season started, obviously with, with the injuries, uh obviously to, to Fred Rambly and losing him for the season was something of concern that I had for Houston, but they are playing unbelievable basketball. of 8 of the last 10 games, 13-4, sitting at first place in the Southwest division. And I do believe that tied for the second seed right now with the Los Angeles Lakers in regards to the loss column. Lakers have 2 games at hand. So, what has gone well for the Rockets? To me, they've shown incredible depth, including getting that injury to Fred Van Vleet. They're able to run 8 or 9 guys at you and they seem to not really lose much. and they can kind of mix-match lamps, whether you have Adams and, and Sun together. as the 5, as the 54, or you get Shinguna break move Jabari to the 4, or you get Adams out of the, out of the game. You go Shingun and Jabari split to the 5-4. They're able to mix and match and Eirokus continues to show himself to be one of the 5 best coaches in the world. But the real key for me is not the veterans. See young guys, and I'm not talking just about fair and and good. How about amen Thompson, giving you 16.7 points per game, 6.9 rebounds, and 5.3 assists and giving tenacious defense at the point of attack. How about Reed Shepherd, who really got no time last year because obviously having Jalen Green, right now at 13.9 points per game, 2.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and shooting a scintillating 45% from three. Or is it Jabari Smith, who is right now at a career high 15.1 points per game, 6.4 rebounds, was about a half rebound off of his career high, 1.9 assists, career high, 39% from three. Here's the deal. If these 3 guys, 4 if you count a fair and good, can keep bringing what they're bringing, and they get Steven Adams to stay healthy. They are My opinion, the biggest threat to OKC. Why? Through their defensive ferocity and versatility. The length, especially with the fact that a man at a point, and the fact that I've mentioned the fact that they have KD as a closer. They are the biggest threat to Oklahoma City Thunder if they were to stay healthy. You know, it's not a threat to the Thunder or the Rockets or anybody else at the top of the West? That's the Sacramento Kings. Sacramento Kings that I did not think it was gonna be very good this year, to be honest with you, are sitting in 14th place in the Western Conference. Why is there concern of what's going on with Sacramento? They've got main guys missing games. Uh, you know, Murray's only played I think in 6 games, I do believe. I think he's missed 15. Sibonis is out with a knee injury. I mean, they have to go on to scrap people and pick up Precious Chua, who the Knicks didn't want back then Miami released and he's starting and actually playing well. So the Precious cause always a gamer and always a pro. But when you look at Sacramento. They got rid of Mike Brown. They got rid of the Fox. Folks, they gotta go full rebuild. Now, when you look at their guys, they're gonna have veterans that teams are gonna want. It may not be at the trade deadline, but it may be at the end of this year because most of these guys have 2 or 3 years left on their deal. Can I talk about the modest bonus. At times, one of the top 20 players in the NBA. You can look at a guy like Zach Levine who, despite arguing with fans in the stands, is still a guy that when motivated, can be a legit 18 to 20 point game scorer, but I think it would be phenomenal off the bench for a team trying to win a championship or the same thing with DeMar DeRosa or Malik Mock. They have guys that I think what you want to turn the roster over is going to fetch you something in return. So Sacramento is going nowhere. And the beam, I don't know if they unscrewed the light bulb threw the light bulb out, stopped on it, light switch don't work. I don't know, power's out, but the beam ain't lighting. They gotta make changes. And they'll make changes either at the deadline or at the end of this year.

Houston Rockets' Remarkable Rise Despite Injuries in NBA

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