One of the reasons Houston traded Capela is to make teams pay for overcommitting to defending James Harden. Here are some examples from tonight's game

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on James Hardens step back To change someones coverage to the point where they want to play at a disadvantage all game is an insane amount of gravity

Scottie Barnes puts Jarrett Allen on a Poster - then lights up the arena with stellar defense against James Harden

Marcus Smart lobs it to Jaxson Hayes for the cutting alley-oop dunk as the Rockets defense didn't keep up

James Harden hits the tough 3-pointer to beat the shot clock while Jamal Shead is all over him with a replay

CJ McCollum hits back to back 3s to end the 1st half giving him 25 points with a replay4th triple of the 2nd quarter 6th three of the 1st halfJames Harden hits a layup at the other end

Jalen Johnson gets fouled out on the 3-point attempt by James Harden who makes all three clutch free throws with 350 minutes remaining in regulation with replays