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2019–20 Houston Rockets season — Wikipedia (en)

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@misc{dc19ec609159c5,
  title = {2019–20 Houston Rockets season — Wikipedia (en)},
  howpublished = {Wikipedia (en)},
  url = {https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Houston_Rockets_season},
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  year = {2026}
}

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The 2019–20 Houston Rockets season was the 53rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their 49th in the Houston area. On June 6, 2019, the Rockets unveiled a new logo, followed by a new uniform set two weeks later. After what was an uneventful off-season for the Rockets, failing to land Houston native Jimmy Butler, the Rockets acquired star point guard Russell Westbrook from the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Chris Paul and a trove of future draft considerations, reuniting Westbrook with former Thunder teammate James Harden, who had played his first three seasons with the Thunder and was part of the 2011–12 Thunder team that appeared in the 2012 NBA Finals. With the San Antonio Spurs missing the playoffs for the first time since the 1996–97 season, the Rockets would hold the longest active playoff streak in the NBA qualifying every year since the 2012–13 season. In February, Westbrook and Harden became the first teammates in NBA history to average 30+ points and 5+ assists per game. The February trade deadline deal sending away long-time center Clint Capela represented a unique shift in philosophy by both general manager Daryl Morey and coach Mike D'Antoni. Their "microball" strategy entailed no player over 6-foot-8 starting for the remainder of the season, while relying on the strength of players such as P.J. Tucker (6-foot-5 and 245 pounds), Harden (6-foot-5 and 220 pounds), and Eric Gordon (6-foot-3 and 215 pounds) to withstand taller matchups inside. It required a switch-everything defensive scheme and sacrificed Capela's contribution to rebounding in favor of consistent spacing by employing 3-point shooters such as acquisition Robert Covington in his place. This marked the team's third straight divisional championship, as well as James Harden's 8th straight All-Star selection as a Rocket. In the playoffs held at the NBA bubble, the Rockets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder, Westbrook and Harden's former team, in Game 7 of the first round. However, in the Western Conference semifinals, they would lose in five games to the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers. This was Houston's last playoff berth until 2025.

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Fonte: Wikipedia in inglese, voce «2019–20 Houston Rockets season» — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Houston_Rockets_season
Wikidata Q65070193: «NBA professional basketball team season» (dati Wikidata in CC0 1.0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65070193
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