WASHINGTON - Though Rockets center Clint Capela is averaging a career-best 11.9 rebounds per game, the Rockets' rebounding has fallen off badly this season, a major issue in the two losses to begin the road trip.
The Rockets rank last in the NBA in defensive rebounding percentage this season. In their past two games against the NBA's top two offensive rebounders, the Pistons' Andre Drummond and Cavaliers' Tristan Thompson, the Rockets allowed 17 and a season-high 23 second-chance points. They rank 15th in the NBA in second-chance points allowed, giving up 13.3 per game.
Capela, whose 12 offensive boards on Friday were the most in a game in the NBA this season, is fourth on the offensive boards, ninth overall.