<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Luc Mbah a Moute reveals why he joined the Rockets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Luc-Mbah-a-Moute-reveals-why-he-joined-Houston.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Luc Mbah a Moute reveals why he joined the Rockets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-07-07T20:13:58-07:00">July 7th, 8:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-07-07T20:13:58-07:00">July 7th, 8:13pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Despite receiving a lot of interest from other contenders, Luc Mbah a Moute chose to go the familiar route by rejoining the Houston Rockets in the resumption of the 2019-20 season at the Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.</p><p>Per <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/1280689297461477376" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mark Berman of FOX 26 Houston</a>, the 33-year-old Cameroonian forward cited the level of rapport he already has with the team’s current roster as the main reason for him choosing the Rockets.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Luc Mbah a Moute (<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/mbahamoute?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mbahamoute</a>)back w/ <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rockets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Rockets</a>: “I feel great.I think it’s been in the making for awhile,going back to even last summer.I always felt like this was a good place for me. It was great mutual interest &amp; when the opportunity came I was excited about coming back here”</p><p>— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/1280689297461477376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Luc Mbah a Moute last played for H-Town in the 2017-18 season, during which he started 15 of the 61 games he suited up in. The 6-foot-8 defensive specialist enjoyed his best scoring average with the Rockets, notching 7.5 points on 48.1 percent shooting from the field 36.4 percent from downtown.</p><p>The well-traveled journeyman claimed that Houston was an easy choice and would be the best fit in his return to the NBA.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Luc Mbah a Moute (<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/mbahamoute?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mbahamoute</a>) on being back with the <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rockets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Rockets</a>: “The good thing about the situation here, there’s still a lot of people that I know &amp; I played with. Even though the team from when I was here (2017-18) is not the same, there are a lot of guys that have changed…” <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/zAH2Oi5juF">pic.twitter.com/zAH2Oi5juF</a></p><p>— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/1280691946948870148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Mbah a Moute played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2018-19 season. He is a versatile forward with career averages of 6.4 points and 4.1 rebounds. Aside from being able to guard multiple positions, the UCLA product also improved his range over the years and became a reliable 3-and-D guy.</p><p>The Rockets, meanwhile, has fully embraced the small-ball approach this year and Mbah a Moute certainly fits in the way they operate. The NBA veteran has the size and length to take the load off Houston’s frontline of PJ Tucker and Robert Covington.</p><p>Led by their superstar duo of James Harden and Russell Westbrook, the Rockets tallied a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/standings/" rel="noopener noreferrer">40-24 record</a> prior to the hiatus, and they are currently tied with the Oklahoma City Thunder for the fifth and sixth spots in the Western Conference.</p><p>Mbah a Moute has proven to be a decent role player and will certainly be a big help to head coach Mike D’Antoni come playoff time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Luc Mbah a Moute reveals why he joined the Rockets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Luc Mbah a Moute can help the Rockets in NBA restart after Thabo Sefolosha’s dropout');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ROCKERS.jpg"></figure><h1>How Luc Mbah a Moute can help the Rockets in NBA restart after Thabo Sefolosha’s dropout</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-07-01T18:16:16-07:00">July 1st, 6:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-07-01T18:16:16-07:00">July 1st, 6:16pm</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Rockets were quick to reshuffle their roster on Wednesday.</p><p>Veteran swingman Thabo Sefolosha <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1278442081795674113">announced</a> he was opting out of the NBA restart in Orlando. The Rockets—now allowed a replacement player—<a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1278466533220667393">signed</a> Luc Mbah a Moute shortly thereafter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Houston Rockets F Thabo Sefolosha is opting-out of Orlando restart, sources tell ESPN.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1278442081795674113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Houston Rockets are planning to sign forward Luc Mbah a Moute, sources tell <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/TheAthleticNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheAthleticNBA</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Stadium</a>.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1278466533220667393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Sefolosha made 41 appearances for the Rockets during the regular season, and he <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sefolth01.html">averaged</a> just over two points and two rebounds per game. However, the Swiss native gave the Rockets a strong defensive presence on the wing, averaging 2.0 steals and 1.0 blocks per 36 minutes.</p><p>The question now becomes: what will Mbah a Moute bring to the table?</p><h2><b>Ideal for small ball?</b></h2><p>At first glance, Mbah a Moute looks like a perfect fit for Houston’s small-ball system.</p><p>The 33-year-old became more comfortable expanding his range to the perimeter in the latter stages of his career, including his last stint with the Rockets.</p><p>Mbah a Moute appeared in 61 games for Houston during the 2017-18 season, <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mbahalu01.html">shooting</a> over 36 percent from beyond the arc on 2.8 attempts per game. His familiarity with James Harden and coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-mike-dantoni-not-willing-to-risk-it-all-for-8-wins/">Mike D’Antoni’s system</a> also gives him an advantage because he knows how the offense operates.</p><p>Sure, the addition of Russell Westbrook has made for a unique change, but Houston’s offense is still predicated on spacing. Mbah a Moute can play an undersized four-man who can operate in pick-and-pop and hunt for threes on the perimeter.</p><p>While Mbah a Moute is not the most prolific rebounder (something Sefolosha did well in limited minutes), he can still provide something on the glass and serve as another body.</p><h2><b>Defensive playmaker</b></h2><p>Mbah a Moute is not quite the same kind of defensive stalwart as Sefolosha, nor is he as physical.</p><p>However, he can still make plays in the passing lanes. Mbah a Moute averaged 1.2 steals in his last stint with the Rockets. He also posted his second-best defensive box plus-minus margin (+1.4) over the course of a full season.</p><p>Granted, the aforementioned Rockets team was far stingier defensively. That squad had Chris Paul harassing opposing point guards and Clint Capela manning the paint. Both players are gone, with the Rockets now relying on their quickness and ability to switch.</p><p>That said, Mbah a Moute can step in and give Houston some playmaking on the defensive end of the floor, even if in short bursts.</p><h2><b>Depth</b></h2><p>This is hardly a splashy move. None of the players signed over the course of this week are going to put their respective teams over the top, per se.</p><p>But finding a “replacement player” naturally hints at signing someone who offers a similar skill set. The Rockets will hope Mbah a Moute can give them even more shooting while at least approaching Sefolosha’s levels of activity and productivity on the defensive end of the floor.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

2019-20 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
1.7	0.7	-	-	0.7

2019-20 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
1.7	0.7	-	-	0.7

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