NBA Power Rankings Week 4: The Brooklyn Nets are in the house

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169. . 4-7. Previous: 19th. Houston Rockets. 18. team

Last Week: Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 120-102, Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 117-100, Beat San Antonio Spurs 109-105, Lost to San Antonio Spurs 103-91

This Week: 1/18 at Chicago Bulls, 1/20 vs. Phoenix Suns, 1/22 at Detroit Pistons, 1/23 at Dallas Mavericks

The month of chemistry on the edge of implosion is finally over. After getting bludgeoned twice by the Los Angeles Lakers, James Harden went to the press conference and made matters even worse. Now, he has been shipped out and the Houston Rockets are waiting for the rest of their roster to become available.

Christian Wood has continued to be the shining star of this roster as others have gone in and out of the lineup. Of the top three scorers for the season, only Christian Wood played in all four games for the Rockets (Harden obviously got traded and John Wall has been sidelined in final two games of the week) and he has made the case clear that he is ready to dominate.

Over these four games, Wood posted a monster line of 23.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 1.5 assists per game. His 3-point shot is finally starting to come around as well (45.0 percent on 5.0 attempts per game this week) making his offensive repertoire all the more explosive.

The team will be more filled out pretty soon. John Wall, Eric Gordon and Danuel House are still out of the lineup. As is the newly acquired Victor Oladipo. When they are able to field their lineup, it will be easier to judge this team. Until then, you have to feel good for guys like DeMarcus Cousins who have made it clear that this change is exactly what they needed.