The Houston Rockets got away with a tight, confusing tilt against the New Orleans Pelicans, a team that’s been better than their record indicates. Or maybe the Pelicans fell back to earth after playing incredibly. Or maybe both teams sabotaged themselves. Maybe Houston should have overpowered a team without Anthony Davis for the second half, or maybe the Pelicans should have overpowered a disappointing Rockets team on the second night of a road back to back and missing Dwight Howard and Donatas Motiejunas. There was only one constant in this bizarre game: chaos.
The good for Houston was that James Harden turned into a human flamethrower and the intensity was high.