Chances of winning If Harden has a playoff run of the ages, the Rockets could absolutely pull this off. It sounds simple, but late developers such as Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have said it saved their careers. This would appear to refute those that have pushed for fewer back-to-back games as a means to reduce injuries in the NBA. “The enthusiasm and commitment to develop a high-performance culture is unlike anything I’ve seen before,” he says.