The problem was health.
The Houston Rockets beat the San Antonio Spurs 136-105 in a regular season away game held at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Until the last game, Houston ranked 14th in the Western Conference with four consecutive losses and nine wins and 11 losses. Houston, who won 65 games last season and drove the Golden State Warriors to the seventh game at the Western Conference Final, was nowhere to be found.
The problem was the injuries of the shallow players and the main players. Houston is the only player to play in the foreground this season. In particular, James Harden and Chris Paul, who account for most of the team's strength, were injured by turns. Last summer, key Six-men such as Trevor Ariza, and others were also absent.
After the big win in the game against San Antonio, Houston players voiced that health is the most important thing. "Healthy Houston is the best team," said Mr. "I'm confident I can win whoever I'm attached to," Paul said. "Houston becomes another team when I'm out. The same goes for Gordon.
Paul returned from absence after three games due to hamstring injury on the same day and had a successful comeback with 14 points and 5 rebounds 10 assists. He scored 23 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, and Capella scored 27 points, 12 rebounds, 4 blocks.
Capella said, "You can be the best if you defend yourself like tonight. Now, the homework is for all the players to run healthy in the next game, he said.
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