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Rockets continue early-season dominance with win over Cavaliers

Rockets continue early-season dominance with win over Cavaliers

The Houston Rockets beat one of the NBA’s top teams Wednesday night in the same way they beat most teams: On the offensive glass. Steven Adams grabbed six of Houston’s 16 offensive rebounds in a 114-104 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs shot nearly as well as the Rockets from the field and got to the foul line more often, but the Rockets’ ability to get second chances off their misses gave them a crucial edge that the Cavs couldn’t overcome. The Rockets are leading the NBA in offensive rebound rate by a huge margin. Going into Wednesday’s game, they were grabbing 38.6 percent of available offensive boards. That’s far ahead of the second-place Portland Trail Blazers, who are securing 31.4 percent. It’s the best team offensive rebounding rate in the last 30 seasons. Adams is a big part of this. He’s grabbing 5.5 offensive rebounds per game with an offensive rebounding rate of 27.2 percent. That would be the best offensive rebounding rate in NBA history, except that his teammate Clint Capela is corrallRead More

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