The Rockets lead the NBA in rebounding for the season, but they’ve been middle of the pack since losing Jabari Smith to injury. Ime Udoka has noticed.
The Houston Rockets are riding high, coming off two-straight wins against the previously NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers. Prior to the two team’s run-in last week, the Cavs were the top team in the league record-wise at 36-7,
To open a road back-to-back, the Rockets are underdogs Monday at Boston. The defending champion Celtics (-6.5) enter with three wins in four games.
The Celtics will need to play well at home to prevent another deflating loss to a team they should beat on paper.
Two of the surprise teams on the season in Cleveland and Houston will face off tonight in an East-West bout. After an underwhelming season last year, the Cavali
Boston hosts Houston in out-of-conference action. Monday's matchup is the first of the season for the teams. Boston is 15-8 at home, and Houston is 15-7 on the road.
The Rockets beat the No. 1 Cavs in Houston earlier this week. Can they pull off another upset win on the road?
Houston Rockets forward Cam Whitmore has had a roller coaster sophomore season to say the least. From struggling mightily with his shooting to begin the season,
Udoka took over the Rockets job ahead of the 2023-24 season and has gone 0-3 against Boston over the past season and a half. He still keeps close tabs on his former team and spoke happily about them earlier this month winning the NBA championship last season without him.
Kelly Iko looks at the resurgence of both Cam Whitmore in Houston and Jay Huff in Memphis in the the latest Ikosystem.
The Rockets sit second in the Western Conference and just beat the Cavaliers twice in four days, knocking them from the top spot in the NBA.
However, even though the Rockets are 30-14 and in second place in the Western Conference standings, the desire to make a big trade to establish themselves among the contenders in