5 Reasons why the Houston Rockets will win the 2018 NBA Finals 

#3 Chris Paul

Chris Paul

Harden was amongst the leaders in turnovers last season. The simple reason being that he had to carry a load of both scoring and distributing the ball which took a lot out of him. But now with the addition of Chris Paul, who is one of the best handlers of the ball in the game right now, Harden has the liberty to move around and concern himself to just scoring or just distributing. Harden is still second in assists in the league this season and that is because Harden is not pressured to come up with a play every single possession.

In the 12 games that Paul has played, the Rockets are 12-0. Rockets lead the league last year in three-point attempts, but the conversion rate was very less. Now with the inclusion of Paul into the lineup, the Rockets still lead the league in three-point attempts, but the conversion rate has improved drastically.

Paul has been playing most of the minutes with the bench players and thus has been provided with the responsibility of orchestrating the offense when Harden is sitting on the bench. Although he is 32 years old, Paul can still play defense and get his own shot whenever the team needs it.