Houston gives up 106.3 points per 100 possessions, only beating out the Kings, Lakers, Pelicans and Bucks in that category. The Rockets allow opponents to shoot 46.2 percent against them, slightly better than the Bucks, Pelicans, Suns and Kings. They give up the fourth-most offensive rebounds per game. There’s no way to verify this, but they also likely lead the NBA in points given up because players — mostly James Harden — don’t care enough to try.
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Prime example: Harden stopping in the middle of a play Sunday night to argue with a referee, leading to an easy dunk by Knicks forward Lance Thomas.
Oh, also this.
This is the same team that made the Western Conference finals last season. Oh, what a difference a year makes.
