Rockets win 1st game since trade with only 9 available players

[CelticsElite]

Addition by subtraction ?

"The whole team came together," said center Christian Wood, who led the Rockets with 27 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks in the win. "I guess you could look at it as a blessing in disguise. Today, we all played together. Everybody was playing hard."

The Rockets, who were 2-6 with Harden in uniform, are now 2-0 this season when the perennial MVP candidate does not play.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30715054/houston-rockets-come-together-win-first-game-james-harden-trade

[Somebody]

Definitely when you consider how toxic Harden was in that locker room after his trade request.

[Birdman]

That’s why I didn’t want Harden.. great player but is he worth the headache??

[nickagneta]

It's been one game since he left and only two played without him this year. They won 63.2% of their regular season games last year when Harden played. Let's see if they can keep up that type of winning percentage from the point he was traded this year. My guess is they won't come near that.