Back to the Houston Rockets Newsfeed

Houston Rockets: How Russell Westbrook can flourish in an off-ball role

The Houston Rockets have a history of becoming very predictable at the end of games. They typically run out their P.J. Tucker at center lineups and have everyone spotting up around James Harden isolating. With Russell Westbrook being in the picture now, that makes them a lot easier to guard. As he is not a spot-up threat, teams will use his man to help the defender guarding Harden.

How do the Rockets get the best out of Harden and Westbrook in these clutch moments? The answer might be to use Westbrook like Golden State uses Draymond Green.