The Houston Rockets offense stalled for much of February. It was expected to take a step back when Alperen u015eengün exited the lineup earlier in March. But as Houston fights back into the Western Conference playoff picture, the team's attack is hitting its stride.
Houston poured in 70 first-half points in Saturday's 117-103 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, its seventh win in the last eight games. Fred VanVleet diced Cleveland's defense with 12 first-half assists. Jalen Green zipped around the court from the opening jump, tallying a dozen points, a half-dozen rebounds and one taunting technical in the game's first 12 minutes (he finished the night with 26 points and four made threes).