As the NBA heads past the All-Star break, the season begins its final push to the playoffs. At this point, the contenders for the championship are quite obvious and have been narrowed down to a few.
This article does a deep dive into why your team has the chance to hold up the Larry O'Brien trophy by the end of the year.
Houston Rockets
The offence without Kevin Durant.
The Rockets have had a very up-and-down year thus far, but still find themselves at the third seed in the West. Their problems at times have come on the offensive end especially in the clutch time.
Outside of Kevin Durant, they don't have much offensive creation. Yes, they have Sengun, but if you look at who spaces the floor around them, that's where their problem is. In the playoffs, your half-court offence is very important, and if you can't score in the half court it is going to be a struggle for the Rockets.
Kevin Durant is a huge bailout a lot of the time, but are the players outside of him sustainable enough to keep the offence going?
