They’ve also failed to cover in four of their last five games playing on only one day of rest.
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Harden scored a game-high 39 points, which included making 16 of 18 free throws, to lead the Rockets to a 100-95 victory at the Toyota Center. Houston is clinging onto the 8th seed in the Western Conference but the team’s point differential is -1.5 and shouldn’t be favored by six points against any opponent right now.
Returning from a one-game absence after a right big toe sprain kept him out of the Pelicans’ loss in Minnesota on Saturday, Davis had his own night of frustration. Less than two weeks removed from his 59-point performance in Detroit, Davis was held to 12 on 5-of-13 shooting.
What’s more, Verrier pointed out New Orleans came into Wednesday’s contest with just a 0.9 percent chance of reaching the postseason, “according to ESPN’s Basketball Power Index”. “You just want to try to continue to win and you hope you get a little momentum, because through all that’s ever happened, there’s still not enough separation that you’re completely out of the playoff picture”.
An angry Alvin Gentry says the Pels are no longer in the playoff race.
“I feel good. I’ll get some more treatment on it and hopefully I’ll be prepared to go tomorrow”, Davis said Tuesday.
The Pelicans have lost nine of their last 10 in Houston.
The Rockets used women in some, uh, interesting Cat-in-the-Hat garb to distract free throw shooters during their game against the Pelicans on Thursday.
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This story has been corrected to show New Orleans had 22 turnovers.
