Chris Paul, Trevor Ariza of the Houston Rockets (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
Former Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul opened up about how the loss of Trevor Ariza affected the team.
Trevor Ariza‘s impact on the Houston Rockets was quite noticeable, and for a number of reasons. Ariza’s suffocating, lockdown defense made it hard for opponents to score on the Rockets, and he joined P.J. Tucker to form a lethal defensive duo.
Ariza was more than willing to take on the assignment of defending the opposing team’s best player, and he even made life difficult for future Hall of Famer Kevin Durant.