The real unfortunate part of the Houston Rockets’ playoff run was that they didn’t have their full rotation of players.
Starting point guard Patrick Beverley, a hounding on-ball defender, is on the squad primarily to make life more difficult for the likes of stars Chris Paul and Stephen Curry — both point guards the Rockets had to face in the playoffs — but Beverley was forced to sit out the entire postseason after left wrist surgery ended his season.
“I love playing against Chris Paul and Steph, icing on the cake,” said Beverley in his exit interview on Friday.