Brandon Thibodeaux for The New York Times
HOUSTON — Rockets Coach Mike D’Antoni has been in basketball long enough to know that most of his staff’s work ought to be done by the opening tip.
The scouting. The scheming. The teaching. The worrying.
D’Antoni is merely the public face of a sprawling operation that includes dozens of employees behind the scenes.
When the Rockets host the Golden State Warriors on Saturday for Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series, D’Antoni will be joined on the bench by seven assistants with varying seniority. He was recently asked to describe what they do during games.