DEFENSE. DEFENSE. DEFENSE. This concept will excel the Houston Rockets’ ability to win games throughout the season. Although the Rockets are on a five-game losing streak, they showed good stretches of defense lversus the Los Angeles Lakers. After the last game, the Rockets have a 105.9 defensive rating, which is ranked 11th in the NBA. Another fascinating stat is they are 11th in steals too (9.0 steals per contest).
The Rockets have a ton of upside on defense with Jae’ Sean Tate, Kevin Porter Jr., Jalen Green, and Christian Wood.