Houston Rockets: In-Season Review

Well, the All-Star break is upon us, and it's time to look at the Rockets' season up to this point. The Rockets have had several flashes of great basketball this season. Unfortunately, they have yet to put it together for a long stretch. Their longest winning streak is four games, yet Adelman still thinks they can put together a strong finish.   Point Guards Rafer Alston Alston has been up and down all season. When both Tracy McGrady and Ron Artest went down in December, he stepped his game up and was scoring 20-plus points every night. When it happened again in January, he stepped his game up once again. He seems either unwilling or incapable of playing well offensively with both McGrady and Artest in the lineup.  He has been in a season-long shooting slump, almost never putting together back-to-back nights where he shoots the ball well.  He has improved his passing ability of late, recording a 13-assist performance in his last outing.   ... (link)