Watching the NBA Playoffs this year, I’m struck by how important momentum is. As a Houstonian, I pull for the Rockets. They were down to the LA Clippers 3 games to 1 (including losses by more than 20 points). In the sixth game, they didn’t seem to have any energy. They were playing in LA, so the game was on TV late here in Houston. The Rockets were down by 12 at the end of the third quarter, so I decided to shut it down.
When I woke up, I was surprised to learn that the Rockets outscored the Clippers 40-15 in the 4th Quarter (without their MVP, James Harden, on the court)—in perhaps one of the greatest comebacks & collapses in NBA History! That momentum carried the Rockets to victory in Game 7 on their home floor. Unfortunately, the Warriors carried momentum into and out of the Western Conference Finals against the Rockets to a 4 games to 1 victory…
John Maxwell likes to point out that “Momentum is a leader’s best friend.” In fact, that’s his 16th Law of Leadership.
Click here to learn how Solomon exemplified the Law of the Big Mo.