Yep. Capela complementing Harden's game instead of conflicting the way Dwight did, actual shooters and an actual coach have really helped Harden in his reputation restoration project. More importantly, the team look happy to be playing with each other and are winning games.Rockets have been great. D'Antoni finally has his new Nash to run his offfense and it's humming.
They've also been +14 per 100 with Harden on the bench since Pat Beverly's been back, so they're not a one man team. Getting good contributions all over the roster.
Bev's return allows Gordon to shine coming off the bench, and the progress of Harrell and Dekker has helped, too. Each night, one of Gordon/Ariza/Anderson could go off for 20+ points, with 7 or 8 total being in double digits. I should probably just enjoy it while it lasts, but the durability of some of our players in their past seasons and the impending return of Motiejunas has me worried.
The level of help Harden gets, although not All-Star level, is what makes what Russ is doing all the more impressive to me.