Rockets' Ben McLemore: To continue starting

Coach Mike D'Antoni said Monday that McLemore will remain the Rockets' starting small forward for the foreseeable future, Alykhan Bijani of The Athletic reports.

McLemore drew the start in Saturday's 139-109 win over the Timberwolves and capitalized on the opportunity, finishing with 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field to go with three rebounds and three assists in 23 minutes. The 2013 lottery pick took the starting spot of Danuel House, who had averaged just 4.5 points on 31.8 percent shooting from the floor over the prior four games. Expect the two to essentially split the minutes at small forward, though both should see slightly increased roles with Tuesday in Memphis, where Russell Westbrook will be resting in the front end of a back-to-back set.