ESPN’s latest 5-on-5, where I make a pick which will likely be highly unpopular around these parts:
Replacing injured Luis Scola with rookie Patrick Patterson took the Rockets’ starting lineup down to .88 points per possession allowed, by far the team’s stingiest defensive five-man unit; Houston also didn’t miss a beat in the W-L column. Scola is good, but overrated after continual “underratedness”‘ mentions and a contract the team should look to unload.