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#2 Houston Rockets - 112.2 points per 100 possessions
The Rockets were bolstered by one of the most lopsided trades of the summer, receiving Chris Paul in return for 8 players whose combined impact on the Clippers' fortunes was less than Paul offered alone. Having two first-ballot Hall of Famers running the offense was a huge factor in the Rockets' 65-17 record through the regular season.
James Harden and Paul ranked second and third in the league in assists handed out per 36 minutes. Often, the Rockets were able to field just one of Paul or Harden on the hardwood and still blow out teams in 4-5 minute spells of 3-point shooting fire and mazy dribbles.
Harden and Paul were the two best iso players of the season as well, combining otherworldly ball-handling skills with similar playmaking skill to average north of 1.03 points per possession each (Harden's figure of 1.21 is among the best for a player all-time through the course of a season).
Their battery of sharpshooters like Ariza, Tucker, Mbah a Moute, Eric Gordon and Ryan Anderson alongside an elite rim-runner in Clint Capela provided the perfect complementary cast for a Rockets team that lost 4-3 to the Warriors in the real NBA Finals - the Western Conference Finals.
