The Rockets came out lethargic, while former Rocket Eric Gordon started out shooting the flaming basketball from NBA Jam.
That wouldn’t have saved them tonight, though. If the Rockets merely shot 35% from three point range, they’d have likely won. There’s more, but the Rockets being in that game at all revolved around forcing turnovers, and grabbing offensive rebounds. The Rockets might well have defeated the Pacers, who came nowhere near 140 points, except they shot 5-24 on three point attempts while Indiana went 19-43. The Rockets have been looking pretty leggy, and despite digging out a back to back road win against the Pelicans, this stretch didn’t look good. Then the next night you can face the Phoenix Suns, another all offense team looking to hit. So how about you play the team that leads the NBA in offense, not just this year, but historically, on one night. Playing Denver every game for a week, getting four days off, then five in seven, what larks! Tonight was a fun one, too. The NBA schedule makers have just been so much fun this season.
