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LOr that it seemed like a historic season for the Houston Rockets It is being, but on the contrary to what was expected. The Texan team is starring in one of those stories that very soon some scriptwriter will end up taking to the movies. What they are doing is unparalleled in American professional sports.
And it is that with his victory against the Pelicans, 118-108, Houston has become the first professional franchise in the US accounting for the NBA, the NFL (American football), the MLB (baseball) and the NHL (ice hockey), which has six consecutive victories after losing 16 of its first 17 games of the course. It is something never seen before and by the nature of achievement, it is something we will never see again.
The team that trains Stephen Siles, who by the way has momentarily saved a position from which he was with a foot and a half out, starred in one of the worst starts in the history of the NBA; 1-16, a balance that placed bets on whether the Sixers’ 9-73 of 1973 would worsen.
Suddenly, in six games, the Rockets have come out of the well and are three wins away from the Play-In. Don’t get involved, of course, but right now they are sporting the best winning streak in the NBA and have entered the history of American sports directly.
Before the Pelicans, Christian Wood y Eric Gordon they led the Texan team with 23 points each. The streak of the Rockets, of course, comes from nowhere, it was not foreseen, it is not seen coming can be classified almost as a miracle. It is true that almost all the victories have been against teams from ‘his’ League. Except for the win against the Bulls, the rest are more or less affordable rivals for them, Charlotte, Oklahoma City twice, Orlando and New Orleans. But the credit is to have believed when it was almost impossible to do so. Now they have to finish their series of home games first against the Nets and then before the champions Bucks. Be the moment when the Rockets return to Earth. But this piece of history that they have signed is no longer taken away by anyone.
Results of the day
- Hawks 127-130 Hornets
- Raptors 102-90 Wizards
- Rockets 118-108 Pelicans
The Pelicans they have replaced the Rockets as the worst team in the West. Only the Pistons and Magic show worse balances but, among so many problems, the New Orleans team has an oasis called Brandon Ingram.
The former Lakers scored a great game in the loss to the Rockets with 40 points in 38 minutes showing his enormous talent although, yes, he lacked the charisma to be a solid leader in a sinking team.
Follow the mystery of Willy Hernangmez. The mystery of why he does not play more minutes or why he does not start sometime. It is clear that, at this point, the Pelicans cannot aspire to the playoffs unless they pull a miracle like the Rockets from their sleeve. So why not reward the best numbers on the court?
It is true that Willy He’s not the ideal defender in the NBA, but with him on the court, the Pelicans are better. In the balance of 5-6 that they have in the last 11 games, the New Orleans team has beaten their rivals with Madrid playing. That +/- that shows what your team does with you on the court was once again favorable for Hernangmez against the Rockets (+2) in the 16 minutes he played. Willy finished again with a double-double of 10 points and 14 rebounds, in addition to 1 assist and 2 steals.
His team, with him on the court, scores 114 points for every 100 possessions, a figure that makes him a top player in attack. He also rebounds with insulting ease, scores 68% of his shots, makes good use of the ‘mismatches’ or ‘pick and roll’ and is a more than acceptable passer. In the Pelicans’ situation, even if they were much better, it is little understood that Willy is still so underutilized.
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