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April 12, 2018 at 5:12AM

ABOUT HOUSTON

The Wolves' prize for their first postseason appearance since 2004? The league's best team. Houston, in its first season with a backcourt of James Harden and Chris Paul, entered Wednesday night's game at Sacramento with a 65-16 record. Harden is the league's leading scorer this season, the only player to average at least 30 points per game (30.4). The Rockets went 4-0 vs. the Wolves, winning those four games by an average margin of 15.8 points per game.

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