Ben DuBose

And so I think it's a game that you might remember at the end of the year because it's the type of game that builds confidence, not just for the players in it, but for the coaching staff as well.

Like, I think because of the Tari and DFS injuries, they didn't have much of a choice tonight.

But Ime Udoka allowed Reed and Shingun to close together, and it worked.

I think, what was it?

It was Reed, Shingun, KD, Jabari, and Josh?

Or Josh, and then a man, and then a man.

Huge three.

Jabari and Josh had two huge threes in the fourth quarter to push it back.

Yeah, combined 14 rebounds, blocks, and steals.

And we talked earlier today, I did a little bit of a deep dive into the data on Jabari because he's been such a lightning rod of late.

And it's really interesting when you look at his month of January when he'll be the first to tell you he should be shooting better.

That's what jumps off the page.

He hasn't been making shots.

But when you look at how his performance impacts the team...

Jabari has actually slept much more defensively this month than offensively.

So for the season overall, Jabari is number one on the Rockets in offensive rating on versus off in terms of how the team performs when he plays versus how they perform when he sits.

And it's something I've had conversations dating back to previous seasons with the Rockets about Jabari, and they've noticed this as well.

And they admit that it's hard to quantify because it's not like he's, you know,

a big time shot maker or an elite three point shooter by percentage.

So it's not like he's just going out and dominating these minutes.