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HOUSTON -- When the NBA season tips off, James Harden will be able to run Mike DAntonis famed seven seconds or less offense in games that count.The question is whether the scheme of Houstons new coach will be enough to help the Rockets bounce back after last years disappointing season.Were very excited about what (DAntoni) brings ... and the players all fit in with what hes been honing for a very long and successful coaching career, general manager Daryl Morey said.Harden was second in the NBA with a career-high 29 points per game last season and his 7.5 assists and 6.1 rebounds were also career bests. But his individual improvement didnt translate to more success for the Rockets and they were ousted by Golden State in the first round of the playoffs after reaching the Western Conference finals the year before.Then Dwight Howard opted out of the last year of his contract to play for Atlanta and Houston didnt make any major upgrades in an offseason that saw other top teams in the West get even stronger.Harden remains confident that the Rockets will go further than last year and had a one word answer for what his expectations are for this season.Championship, he said.Hes excited about playing for DAntoni and knows that playmakers like him normally thrive in his system.Thats what he does, Harden said. He makes really good players better players. He has a formula that has proven it works.DAntoni is giddy about having someone with Hardens ability in charge of his offense, and hes also happy about the players surrounding the star.I love them, he said. I think we have a good opportunity. The biggest thing is we have a lot of shooting and that cures a lot of things.Houston added a shooter in free agent Ryan Anderson , who led the NBA with 166 3-pointers in 2012, to help spread things out for Harden. Hes eager to play with him and joked that he had more open looks in their pickup games this summer than he did in the last four years combined.Obviously James is the focal point of our team and were pieces built around him, he said. I was brought here to be a piece to open the floor for him more, to help with shooting. I think we have every gap, every piece filled and also we really like each other and that combination goes a long way.Some things to know about the Rockets before they open the season on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Lakers:BEVERLEYS STATUSStarting point guard Patrick Beverleys status for the opener is uncertain because of a sore left knee. Beverley has been out since Oct. 2 with the injury and the Rockets havent provided a date for his return. Beverley, who is one of Houstons best defenders, appeared in 71 games last season and averaged 9.9 points, 3.4 assists and 3.5 rebounds a game. If Beverley isnt ready, the Rockets will look to offseason acquisition Eric Gordon to fill in.NEW AND OLD TEAMMATESAnderson and guard Eric Gordon are both new to the Rockets this season, but theyre not new teammates after both playing for the Pelicans for the together since 2012. Gordon said its nice to have a familiar face in Houston to ease the adjustment to a new team.This will be a fifth season together now, Gordon said. Ive (known) him for a while and its just good to have him around.NENES ROLEHouston signed Nene in the offseason, but he is expected to back up Clint Capela at center with Howard gone to Atlanta. The Rockets expect the 16-year veteran to help Capela with the transition from being a role player to a starter this season. However, they know that hell also push Capela and try to get the starting job himself.I do think hes going to take a role like that, Morey said. But hes a very competitive guy and ... his first thing is lets help the team win and Im going to go kick some tail. But I do think hell be a good role model for Clint as well.DEKKER RETURNSHouston forward Sam Dekker is finally healthy after appearing in just three games last season before undergoing back surgery. Dekker, who was the 18th overall pick in the 2015 draft, has looked good in preseason and scored 16 points in 34 minutes in a preseason game against Memphis on Saturday. China Jerseys For Cheap . Just not the game. Kyle Palmieri scored two straight goals in the third period to rally the Anaheim Ducks past the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night. 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OTTAWA -- For what its worth, the Arizona Coyotes will have the advantage of being the more rested team when they take on the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre Tuesday night.The Coyotes, who will be playing just their second game of the season after opening with an overtime victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on home ice Saturday, were kicked back in their Ottawa hotels while the Senators were getting crunched 5-1 in Detroit on Monday.The game in Ottawa marks the first of six in a row on the road, within a 10-day span, for the Coyotes. All in the Eastern time zone.I think its great for our team to get on the road, Coyotes coach Dave Tippett told the Arizona Republican. Well see what were made of early.That would be plenty of youth, for starters. The Coyotes dressed four rookies against the Flyers, including winger Lawson Crouse, defenseman Jakob Chychrun and centers Laurent Dauphin and Christian Dvorak. A fifth freshman, 2015 third overall pick Dylan Strome, was a healthy scratch Saturday and could be making his debut against the Senators.Were going into some buildings where were not going to have time to be young and inexperienced, said Tippett, whose team will also make stops in Montreal, New York for both the Islanders and the Rangers, New Jersey and Philadelphia. Were going to have to dig right in.The Senators, meanwhile, will attempt to bounce right back from suffering their first defeat. After openning the season with an overtime win and a shootout win at home, they outshot the Red Wings 32-25 but had only a shorthanded goal by winger Ryan Dzingel to show for their efforts.dddddddddddd.It was the second in two games for Dzingel, who played 30 games for Ottawa as a rookie last season and was then was the surprise of camp for new coach Guy Boucher.We werent competing, Boucher said of the teams effort at The Joe. And thats what you deserve when you dont compete.While the Coyotes are expected to start No. 1 goalie Mike Smith, the Senators will go back to their starter, Craig Anderson. Backup Andrew Hammond played in Detroit and gave up a bad goal, the first of a hat trick by defensemen Mike Green, that opened the flood gates for the Red Wings. Their outburst saw them score three times in a 5:34 spread to take a comfortable lead into the intermission.Youre asking for trouble when you react like that after a goal, said Boucher, whose power play was 0-for-3 and is now 0-for-9 on the season. Were getting good shots but were not screening the goalie. Hes making good saves because he can see the puck.The Senators will try to change that against the Coyotes.We know the mistakes we made, said Senators defenseman Dion Phaneuf. Weve got an important game (Tuesday) and its about responding. ' ' '