The Houston Rockets are one of the best teams in the NBA, so tonight’s loss from the Indiana Pacers isn’t anything more than what we expected. The Pacers lost 118-95.
Indiana kept within range until the fourth quarter but Houston’s win was never in doubt. Daryl Morey’s alchemy built a team for Mike D’Antoni to perform his wizardry and James Harden performed his magic against the Pacers.
There were bright spots for the Pacers — Domantas Sabonis is still amazing, Victor Oladipo bounced back with a good night, and TJ Leaf’s offense looks NBA ready — but there were plenty of issues exposed tonight as well.