Let the good times continue to roll for the Houston Rockets.
Let the good times continue to roll for the Houston Rockets.
Your Houston Rockets are now winners of nine games in row, shattering franchise and league records one-by-one!
Is it surprising that this team has been offensively potent?
Absolutely not — but the way they’ve been winning games is, as I thought they’d struggle against some of the stronger competition in the Association.
But not so.
They can hang just as well with any of the big dogs in the league and that’s what makes this team special.
Last night,James Hardenbecame the franchise-leader in career triple-doubles with 15 to his credit surpassingHakeem Olajuwon‘s long-standing record of 14.
That just attests what type of special player we have in the Beard so let’s all sit back and enjoy this amazing renaissance of spectacular play.
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In addition to that feat, your Rockets made 24 three-pointers out of 61 attempts against the which is definitely grounds for breaking the NBA record in that category.
As good as this team is with the three-ball, it’s not surprising if they break their record once again against the 7-18 Minnesota Timberwolves, who are ranked27thin defensive efficiency, allowing108.9 points per 100 possessions.
It’s tough to fathom that a Tom Thibodeau-coached team would have numbers that low but it’s understandable that he’s getting his feet wet with this bunch and he’ll have it turned around in no time.
He coaches extremely hard — like a drill sergeant — so I’m not sure if it’s backlash from that or it has been quite a jolt for these young bunch of players adjusting to their new coach.
We’ll have to see if additional records are broken tonight.
So who’s leading the charge for the Timberwolves?
Andrew Wigginsleads the team in scoring (22.4 PPG) while Karl Anthony-Towns is the top board-getter (10.8 RPG) and shot-blocker (1.4 BPG).Ricky Rubiois in charge of the dimes (6.6 APG) and steals (1.4 SPG).
Let’s talk about what the Timberwolves do well.
They’re quite good with their offense.The T-Wolves are ranked10thin the NBA as far as offensive efficiency, averaging106.0 points per 100 possessions.
They’re a solid rebounding team.The T-Wolves are tied for8th— along with the Los Angeles Clippers and the Memphis Grizzlies — in rebound rate, taking down awhopping 50.9 percent of missed shots.
They’re decent shooters as a team.The T-Wolves are12thin NBA in regard totrue shooting percentage (54.4).
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Injuries:
There are no injuries to report for either the Houston Rockets or Minnesota Timberwolves.
Matchups to Watch:
- Clint Capelavs.Karl-Anthony Towns
- Trevor Arizavs. Andrew Wiggins
- James Hardenvs.Zach LaVine
- Patrick Beverleyvs. Ricky Rubio
- Ryan Andersonvs.Gorgui Dieng
Prediction:
120-104in aHouston Rockets’win!
The Rockets are back on the road to take on theTimberwolvesatTarget Center.
Tip-off is scheduled for7 p.m. CST.
The game will be televised onROOT Sports Southwestand broadcast onSportsTalk 790 AM (KBME), Sirius/XM/SiriusXM Internet 890andLa Ranchera 101.7 FM (KNTE) & 850 AM (KEYH) in Spanish.
Go Rockets!
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