Beverley, Motiejunas & McDaniels: The Houston Rockets are losing the off-court war of attrition with the Dallas Mavericks.
James Harden, Trevor Ariza, Josh Smith and Corey Brewer. Those are the players who haven't missed a single Houston Rockets game due to injury this season. It's been a rough one.
Harden has carried the Rockets on his back all season through a rotating cast of injuries, trades and D-League call-ups. As the Rockets prepare for the playoffs, the roster has finally settled, but the absence of two Rockets starters decidedly tip the "scales of attrition" against the Rockets.