[Fanhouse] How has Houston Done It? Killer Offense

Jeffrey · Mar 9, 2008

I knew our offence looked pretty good the last couple of games, but I didn't realise it was this good:

Crow and eggs for breakfast this morning: Houston is alive. The win streak has hit 18 after Saturday's 10-point victory over the Hornets; the Rockets would be the third seed if the season ended today. The team's 6-0 since Yao Ming's season ended.

Six games ago, I jumped to the conclusion the Rockets would fall off and miss the postseason. Last week, I projected March would be painful for Houston. Wrong -- very, very wrong -- on both counts. How have the Rockets stayed alive? Vicious, vicious offense, led (of course) by Tracy McGrady. Here are the offensive ratings (points scored, adjusted to 100 possessions) for Houston's last six games. (Keep in mind the total league average is around 107.)

vs New Orleans, 119.1 ORtg
at Dallas, 127.0 ORtg
vs Indiana, 120.6 ORtg
vs Denver, 110.8 ORtg
vs Memphis, 117.2 ORtg
vs Washington, 108.0 ORtg

What's better? The defense, ranked #2 upon Yao's departure, hasn't slipped. (Ladies and gentlemen, Dikembe Mutombo.)

Denver sits five games behind Houston, the team they thought they'd catch. Time for Plan B -- Houston might be here to stay. (Of course, they could still have an 0-5 week later this month. The NBA: Where 'This is %@$#ing bananas' happens.)
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