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Rockets lock up Capela with 5-year, $90 million contract
SportsMap Staff
Jul 27, 2018, 3:41 pm
Clint Capela has a new deal with the Rockets. Jason Miller
The Rockets have locked up Clint Capela with a five-year, $90 million contract, according to multiple reports. The deal will average roughly $18 million per year.
Capela was a restricted free agent, but drew no interest from other teams as the center market dried up pretty quickly. He was a key piece for the Rockets last season, averaging career highs in points (13.9) and rebounds (10.8). He was also a key component to the Rockets improved defense, with 1.9 blocks per game and handling multiple assignments on switches.
Bringing Capela back was big for a team that lost Trevor Ariza and Luc Mbah a Moute in free agency and only added James Ennis to the mix. Of course, it is also expected that Carmelo Anthony will sign a deal with the team once he clears waivers.
In the interim, the Rockets got back a big piece of their success and did it for a reasonable number considering his contributions.
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Tari Eason scored a career-high 30 points to lead the Houston Rockets to an easy 133-96 win over the Dallas Mavericks Friday night.
Jalen Green added 23 points with nine rebounds, despite sitting the entire fourth quarter to help the Rockets to their fifth straight win, tying their longest such streak of the season.
Houston led by double digits most of the night and was up by 16 in the third quarter before scoring the next seven points, with a 3 from Eason, to make it 80-57 midway through the quarter.
The Rockets were up by 21 later in the third before using a 10-0 run to push the lead to 96-65 near the end of the period, and most of their starters didn't play in the fourth.
Brandon Williams scored 25 points off the bench for the Mavericks as they lost for the seventh time in eight games. Klay Thompson was 2 of 16 for five points with nine rebounds.
Takeaways
Mavericks: Dallas continues to struggle with most of its top players out with injuries and lost another one Friday with coach Jason Kidd saying that Dante Exum sustained a broken left hand that will likely end his season.
Rockets: Houston has taken advantage of a schedule with six straight home games, going 4-0 so far on the homestand as it tries to climb the Western Conference standings.
Key moment
Houston was in control of the game from the start but put it out of reach with its 37-point third quarter.
Key stat
The Rockets had 29 second-chance points to just two by Dallas on a night Houston had a 17-6 advantage in offensive rebounds.
Up next
Houston hosts Chicago on Saturday night and Dallas hosts Philadelphia on Sunday.