Many think that Dwight Howard joining the Houston Rockets and James Harden make a winning combination. Kevin McHale thinks this puts them in contention for the NBA Title. McHale stated this in a conversation with Fran Blinebury of NBA.com.

“We’ll see,” McHale said of pairing up Howard with James Harden in the Houston lineup. “I’m just looking forward to putting this team together, and then we can play with anybody.”

And as you’d expected he praised the Rockets newest player.

“When he’s physically right, (Howard) goes out there and dominates the game in a lot of ways. He’s a unique guy. He can score 10 points and totally dominate the game. There’s only a few players in the NBA who can do that. He can get 10 points, hold down the paint, block six or seven shots, get 20 rebounds, roll hard.

“He can get people shots without touching the ball because he rolls so hard and is such a target that everyone clamps in and the perimeter guys make shots. He’s going to add a great deal. James loves to pass and loves to drive and kick. We move the ball pretty well as a team and he should fit in pretty well with us.”

“His ability to control the paint on the board and in the defensive end is going to create a lot of (fast) breaks for us.”