Kings at Rockets, 3/24/08

The Rockets (47-23) return from a 1-2 road trip and face the Sacramento Kings Monday (31-38) night in H-town.

Rockets' head coach Rick Adelman has 799 coaching victories. He could record win No. 800 vs. his former team tonight. Adelman coached the Kings to a franchise-record 359 wins (1998-2006). Adelman (799-513, .614), the sixth-winningest active coach (behind Don Nelson, Pat Riley, Jerry Sloan, Phil Jackson and George Karl) is looking to become only the 13th coach in NBA history to win 800 games.

Here's another tidbit:
Adelman, who is on pace for his 10th 50-win season as a head coach, oversees a Rockets roster that contains six players with D-League experience, the second-most D-League-laden roster in the league. The six Rockets with D-League experience are: Rafer Alston, Aaron Brooks, Mike Harris, Chuck Hayes, Steve Novak and Loren Woods. The Miami Heat has eight players with D-League experience.


Simply the Best

Since the start of 2008, the top five records in the league belong to:
Houston (32-7, .821)
Utah (29-9, .763)
New Orleans (27-10, .730)
Boston (29-11, .725)
L.A. Lakers (29-11, .725)


Since the All-Star break, the league's five best teams are:
Houston (15-3, .833)
Boston (14-5, .737)
L.A. Lakers (13-5, .722)
Orlando (13-5, .722)
Philadelphia (12-5, .706)