Mike D’Antoni has always liked small rotations, and it was only a matter of time before he discovered, after a few weeks of tinkering, what his cast in Houston would shape up to be.
It seems we have an answer. Since Patrick Beverley has returned, the Rockets have played with 10 men: James Harden, Patrick Beverley, Trevor Ariza, Ryan Anderson, Eric Gordon, Corey Brewer, Sam Dekker, Nene and Montrezl Harrell.
Over the last seven games, K.J. McDaniels has seen the floor just once, for five minutes in the Rockets’ first blowout win over Portland.