Return Of Patrick Beverley Has Houston Rockets Soaring

Numbers Don’t Lie

Naturally when a starter such as Beverley returns to the lineup, it’s going to greatly assist with the overall depth of the side. In this case, it’s meant that Eric Gordon has undertaken the role as the teams sixth man.

Beverley’s return has changed some of the rotations that the Rockets were using prior to his return, and the results have been startling.

Houston Rockets

Points per game:

First 11 games: 107.4
Last 10 games: 114.9

Field goal percentage:

First 11 games: 46.2
Last 10 games: 46.7

Three-point percentage:

First 11 games: 36.9
Last 10 games: 38.5

Three-pointers made:

First 11 games: 13.6
Last 10 games:  14.4

Offensive Rating:

First 11 games: 107.5
Last nine games:  112.7

Plus Minus:

First 11 games:  +2.5
Last nine games: +4.7

These are just some of the numbers that have spiked for the Rockets as a team these past nine games. Narrowing it down further, the past six games have been particularly impressive.

The Rockets have won five of these six games (five of these on the road) and averaged 119.2 points and 15.3 three-pointers made per game at a 39.1 percent clip from downtown.

With this recent road stretch out of the way, the Rockets now play five of their next six games at home. This represents a great time to consolidate on the progress made since Beverley’s return, and to push their way further up the standings.