With the Rockets' turnovers, a significant issue in past seasons, down considerably in the past three weeks, coach Mike D'Antoni saw an obvious reason for the change and the improvement.
"Well, we never pass the ball so it's hard to turn it over," D'Antoni said. "That's good."
The Rockets do pass less often than any team in the NBA, but they were turning the ball over earlier in the season even with their style.
In the 11 games prior to Friday's against the Nuggets, the stretch since James Harden returned from his hamstring injury, the Rockets had averaged 11.