24-year old rookie point guard Patrick Beverly played in 41 games (0 starts) for the Rockets during the regular season and he averaged 17.4 minutes, 5.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.  Beverly is really stepping up in the playoffs so far for the Rockets.  He has played in 5 games (4 starts) for the Rockets so far against the Thunder and he is averaging 33.4 minutes, 12.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game.  The Rockets hope that Beverly can keep up the good work as he has been solid in replacing Jeremy Lin (bruised chest) in the starting lineup.

Starting point guard Jeremy Lin bruised his chest in Game #2 against the Thunder and he could be limited in the rest of the series.  Lin has played in 2 games (both starts) for the Rockets so far in this series against the Thunder and he is averaging 26.0 minutes, 5.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game.  Regardless of how much Lin can play moving forward, rookie Patrick Beverly is going to play a lot.  He has played in 2 games (1 start) against the Thunder so far in this series and he is averaging 34.5 minutes, 13.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game.  Lin needs to bite the bullet and show some toughness.

30-year old SG/SF Carlos Delfino was considered a small signing for the Rockets last summer, but he has really been an asset off the bench for them in 2012-13.  He has played in 66 games (5 starts) for the Rockets so far this year and he is averaging 25.4 minutes, 10.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steal per game.  Delfino has played in 4 games (0 starts) so far in April for the Rockets and he is averaging 24.8 minutes, 12.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.  Delfino is going to be a big part of the bench in the playoffs, so the Rockets hope he gets hot.

23-year old shooting guard James Harden continues to roll for the Rockets.  He has played in 4 games (all starts) so far in April and he is averaging 37.0 minutes, 25.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocked shots per game.  Harden has now played in 74 games (all starts) for the Rockets in 2012-13 and he is averaging 38.2 minutes, 25.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.8 steals per game.  Harden is the biggest reason why the Rockets are going to break their playoff drought this year and his play will likely determine how far they can go in the playoffs this year.

26-year old center Omer Asik was signed last summer to a big contract and he has earned every cent of it so far in 2012-13.  Asik has played in 75 games (all starts) for the Rockets so far this year and he is averaging 30.0 minutes, 10.4 points, 11.6 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 1.1 blocked shots per game.  He already has 32 double-doubles so far this year as he has been a machine around the basket.  Asik has played in 2 games (both starts) so far in April and he is averaging 31.7 minutes, 20.5 points, 14.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game.  Asik is shooting an amazing 81% (17 of 21) from the floor so far in April.  He is getting revved up at the perfect time, right before the playoffs start.

22-year old center Greg Smith is turning into a very solid backup center.  He was a beast last night in the Rockets’ loss to the Pacers as he played 32 minutes in which he had 18 points and 19 rebounds.  Smith has now played in 59 games (0 starts) for the Rockets so far this year and he is averaging 14.4 minutes, 5.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  Smith is shooting better from the floor (63.1%) than he is from the free throw line (61.6%) so far this year.  If Smith can keep up the good work, the Rockets can watch Omer Asik’s workload the rest of the way in 2012-13.

22-year old rookie PF/C Donatas Motiejunas has looked pretty good lately for the Rockets.  He has played in 31 games (10 starts) for the Rockets so far this year and he is averaging 11.0 minutes, 5.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.  In his 10 starts, Motiejunas is averaging 22.5 minutes, 9.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.  He has moved into the starting lineup since Patrick Patterson was dealt to the Kings and he has done a solid job since.  The Rockets hope that he can keep up the good work.

24-year old small forward Chandler Parsons is taking his game to a new, much higher level in March.  He has played in 5 games (all starts) for the Rockets so far in March and he is averaging 38.0 minutes, 23.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.  He is shooting 59.7% from the floor and 63.9% from three point range so far this month, which is pretty amazing.  Parsons has now played in 63 games (all starts) overall this year and he is averaging 36.4 minutes, 15.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game.  The Rockets hope Parsons keeps rolling along as he has been the second option offensively for the Rockets behind James Harden.

24-year old point guard Jeremy Lin is stepping up so far in February for the Rockets.  He has played in 10 games (all starts) so far this month and he is averaging 32.1 minutes, 14.9 points, 1.9 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game.  He is shooting 44.5% from the floor, 45.2% from three point range and 82.9% from the free throw line so far this month, which is impressive.  Lin has now played in 58 games (all starts) overall this year and he is averaging 32.8 minutes, 12.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.9 steals per game.  Lin has been a little big of a disappointment overall this year, but he can salvage his season by rocking hard in the last 24 games of the 2012-13 season.

26-year old center Omer Asik is off to a red hot start in so far in February.  He has played in 6 games (all starts) so far in February and he is averaging 36.9 minutes, 14.0 points, 14.0 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 1.5 blocked shots per game.  Asik has now played in 54 games (all starts) overall so far this year and he is averaging 30.1 minutes, 10.5 points, 11.6 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.1 blocked shots per game.  Asik already has 24 double-doubles so far this year, which is pretty darn impressive.  The Rockets are looking pretty smart for signing Asik last summer as he has been a beast near the basket for them so far in 2012-13.