Friday’s episode of the Locked on Rockets podcast with host Jackson Gatlin and analyst Ben DuBose breaks down the latest developments surrounding the suddenly cold team in Houston.
With the Rockets (26-14) having lost three of four entering Saturday’s home showdown versus the Los Angeles Lakers (33-8), Friday’s show looks at what’s gone wrong for the team over the last 10 days and potential strategies from head coach Mike D’Antoni to fix it.
Topics begin with the slump by James Harden, who has posted then-season-low point totals in two of the three recent losses and has often struggled defensively; decisions on the load management of Russell Westbrook and other Rockets; and when to be concerned about cold shooting from role players like Danuel House Jr. and P.J. Tucker.
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Other subjects discussed include an evaluation of Westbrook versus former point guard Chris Paul at the 2019-20 season’s halfway point; how far GM Daryl Morey should go to acquire rumored trade target Robert Covington; and the tough scheduling stretch on the horizon.
Rockets stretch through the end of the month:
Home vs LAL; OKC; DEN
Then, 4-game road trip.. at MIN; DEN / UTA (back-to-back); POR. https://t.co/2LXXf7sUcC
— Cayleigh Griffin (@cayleighgriffin) January 16, 2020
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Tune in!
NEW: @TheRocketsWire editor @BenDuBose joins the show.@JTGatlin and Ben cover topics like the #Rockets "dog days' of January; revisiting RoCo; Harden's performance to start 2020; Westbrook's load management program; the next eight games and more.https://t.co/GshPN6whOu
— Locked On Rockets (@LockedOnRockets) January 17, 2020