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Rockets advance to 2nd round with eyes on bigger goals | |
HOUSTON (AP) The Houston Rockets spent almost no time celebrating their first-round playoff series win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. For the top-seeded Rockets, it simply moved them a little closer toward their goal of bringing the franchise its first title in more than two decades. "This was a pretty good step for us, a step in the right direction, but we've got a long way to go," James Harden said. "We (don't) have this team just to win one playoff series." MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | James Harden | 30.4 | |||
| Rebounds: | Clint Capela | 10.8 | |||
| Assists: | James Harden | 8.8 | |||
| FG%: | Clint Capela | 65.2% | |||
| Steals: | James Harden | 1.75 | |||
| Blocks: | Clint Capela | 1.86 | |||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 103.9 (7) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 42.0 (4) | ||||
| Assists: | 22.4 (11) | ||||
| FG%: | 46.2% (15) | ||||
| FT%: | 74.6% (3) | ||||
| 3P%: | 35.1% (7) | ||||
| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 112.4 (2) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 43.5 (18) | ||||
| Assists: | 21.5 (26) | ||||
| FG%: | 46.0% (15) | ||||
| FT%: | 78.1% (9) | ||||
| 3P%: | 36.2% (13) | ||||
| Standings | ||||||||||||
| Southwest Division | ||||||||||||
| W | L | Pct | GB | |||||||||
| xyz-Houston | 65 | 17 | .793 | -- | ||||||||
| x-New Orleans | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 | ||||||||
| x-San Antonio | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 | ||||||||
| Dallas | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41.0 | ||||||||
| Memphis | 22 | 60 | .268 | 43.0 | ||||||||
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| Transactions | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Transactions | |||||||
| 4/11/2018 | Tim Quarterman | Waived | |||||||
| 3/30/2018 | Le'Bryan Nash | Waived | |||||||
| 3/30/2018 | Tim Quarterman | Signed as Free Agent | |||||||
| 3/24/2018 | Brandan Wright | Waived | |||||||
| 3/24/2018 | Le'Bryan Nash | Signed to 10-Day Contract | |||||||
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| Injuries | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Status | |||||||
| 4/11/2018 | Luc Richard Mbah a Moute | Dislocated right shoulder | |||||||
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