Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The Rockets can’t shoot, can’t defend, don’t know what their best lineups are. Klay Thompson is still all NBA - against college aged kids and GLeague talent like Daishen Nix. Yes, two of his best four performances this season were against these Rockets, something that probably won’t be mentioned when the commemorative toasts are made.
Against a Rockets team that for reasons best known to coaching and management, insists on having players go under on screens on NBA shooters. On NBA shooters like Klay Thompson. He may not be what he once way, but if a defense goes under a screen, if a defense switches off him to guard, let’s say, Donte DiVencenzo, he’ll make you pay.