Determined to be more up-tempo this season, the Rockets have had the shortest possessions in the NBA in their first three games. But after scoring 27 fast-break points in the season opener, the key to the Rockets’ increased pace has not been on the break as much as how rapidly they have gotten into their offense after made baskets.
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This has not been a return to Mike D’Antoni’s seven seconds or less past. According to the website inpredictable.