When it was announced that Dwight Howard was going to miss extended time due to a knee injury there was immediate cause for concern if the Rockets were going to be able to continue being in contention for the Western Conference playoffs.
Rockets currently sit fifth in the Western Conference standings but now it seems like the initial one month without Howard projection has now ballooned to 6-8 weeks.
Following from Jenny Dial Creech of the Houston Chronicle.
Dwight Howard is out with edema in his right knee and was given a 6-8 week time frame to rest and rehab before returning to the Rockets.
He will be re-evaluated before that time and he could return earlier. It all depends on how much pain Howard is in.
“I have been working out in the pool a lot, on a bike, some things to strengthen my leg,” Howard said. “Right now, I feel pretty good.”
Howard has been doing strengthening exercises and workouts on an underwater treadmill since having a bone marrow aspirate injection last week.
The Rockets have won 68% of their games without Howard and James Harden still sits atop the points per game ranks averaging 27.4 points per game in the league, he had his 5th game last night scoring 40+ points, which leads the NBA but his 45 point output was in a a Rockets loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. Despite the recent loss, Harden is building steam for his MVP case.
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