During the Rockets’ six-game winning streak, they have had ZERO 30-point scorers.

It has been a rough past three seasons, to say the least, for the Houston Rockets and their fans. In the Rockets’ 56-year history, three of the Rockets worst five seasons have been in the last three seasons. Think about that: the Rockets have been around for over five decades and had the worst three-year stretch in franchise history in the previous three seasons.

That is one reason this isn’t an ordinary six-game winning streak. Rockets fans have lived through the worst stretch of basketball any Rockets fan has had to deal with. From historically bad losing streaks, players demanding to be traded, players fighting with the organization to the point where they don’t play an entire season even though they are healthy, and, of course, players allegedly committing horrific crimes. Rockets fans have seen it all except winning until this season, and there is one big reason why: The Rockets are winning as a complete team.

The Rockets have won by playing team ball on defense and offense

Before the Rockets’ stretch of ineptitude and dysfunction, they were consistently one of the best teams in the NBA. From James Harden joining the team before the 2012-13 season until his abrupt departure, the Rockets were in the playoffs every season and title contenders for several years.

Even with all that success, the Rockets were never known to be a team that had multiple players who could lead the team in scoring. Nine times out of 10, the Rockets’ leading scorer would be Harden, who controlled the entire offense. Dont get me wrong, he did at a high level for a long time, but this Rockets team isn’t built to have one superstar, and everyone else picks up the crumbs.

During the Rockets’ current six-game winning streak, they have not had one player score 30 points and have had multiple games where three players had over 20 points. The formula for most winning teams is they have good to great role players and one or two superstars who have a huge 30, 40 or 50-point game, and that’s how they secure a victory. The Rockets have been depending on multiple players to score and have not had to rely on one player having a huge scoring game.

Of course, at some point, Jalen Green or Alperen Sengun will have a 30 or 40-point game, but the winning formula for the Rockets has been a balanced attack that keeps the defense off guard. The Rockets are a well-rounded team on offense, and the numbers show that during this winning streak.

During the streak, the Rockets are averaging 26.2 assists and only 11.7 turnovers. This is a complete turnaround for a team that was last in assists per game last season and at the bottom of the league in turnovers. The Rockets, who also have been one of the worst shooting teams in the league, especially behind the arc, are number two in the league during the six-game winning streak. However, they haven’t just been playing as a complete team on offense but also defense.

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