The NBA Play-In Tournament in the Western Conference is pretty much set at this point. The only thing left to decide is the seeding, which will likely go down to the final day of the regular season.
Fred VanVleet scored a season-high 37 points while Jabari Smith Jr. chipped in 23 points as the Houston Rockets completed the home portion of their schedule with a 118-106 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday.
Houston didn’t disappoint the home crowd on fan appreciation night. The Houston Rockets ended a five-game losing streak and finished their home slate with a resounding 118-106 win over the Orlando Magic.
After winning 11 straight games, the Houston Rockets lost four straight and have been eliminated from contention for the play-in tournament. The Rockets had a second chance to make their play-in hopes interesting on Sunday following the Golden State Warriors’ loss to the Dallas Mavericks 48 hours earlier.
This season has been a resounding success for the Houston Rockets. They won’t be advancing to the postseason, but they weren’t necessarily supposed to do so, either.
The Dallas Mavericks pulled off a thrilling 147-136 overtime win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday and toward the end of the contest, Luka Doncic could be seen having some words with Rockets head coach Ime Udoka.
On Sunday afternoon, head coach Ime Udoka and the Houston Rockets saw their team’s faint playoff hopes come to an end with an overtime road loss to the Dallas Mavericks despite leading pretty much throughout the entirety of the game, including holding a 15-point advantage at the end of the first quarter.
The Houston Rockets are trying to make a run for the play-in tournament as they take on the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. However, things took a turn after star rookie, Amen Thompson, was ejected from the game for shoving Maxi Kleber.
Marc Gasol got his No. 33 jersey retired by the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. Many of his former teammates sent congratulatory messages to Gasol, including Dillon Brooks, who hilariously revealed Gasol called him a 'fool' during his rookie year and never said his name.
Klay Thompson wasn’t going to spare Houston Rockets’ sophomore Tari Eason for his earlier post on social where he called out the Golden State Warriors.
The defeat dropped the Rockets to 38-38 with six games remaining in their regular season.
The Warriors star can be petty when he needs to be.
Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun’s sprained ankle is at about “60 percent,” per Space City Home Network sideline reporter Vanessa Richardson. “I mean I feel great,” Sengun says of his injury.
The Houston Rockets made a nice run toward the NBA play-in tournament, though it’s all but over now. Houstout was blasted by the visiting Golden State Warriors by a 133-110 count on Thursday, bringing an almost-official end to the Rockets’ postseason dreams.
Guard Jalen Green said the Rockets’ primary goal is to make the NBA playoffs, but even if they fall short, they’ve taken some nice strides this season.
With just seven games remaining in the regular season, the Houston Rockets have to act fast if they want to land in the play-in tournament. Houston is three games back of the final play-in spot in the Western Conference, but it will have a great chance to make up some ground Thursday when hosting the Golden State Warriors.
Someone needs to check whether or not Rockets guard Jalen Green has actual rockets attached to his sneakers.
The NBA Play-In Tournament field in the Western Conference is far from set. There are teams catching fire in recent weeks that will shake up the standings, with the Houston Rockets looking to crash the party.
The Houston Rockets would’ve called it quits this season when they lost Alperen Sengun to injury a few weeks ago. But, fast forward to today, they’re fighting for a play-in spot in the Western Conference after winning 11 of their last 12 games.
Shams Charania of The Athletic reported this week that the controversial ex-Rockets guard is signing a contract for the rest of the season with Greek club PAOK, who play in the country’s top pro basketball league.
A former first-round pick who has seen his career derailed by legal issues has signed with PAOK in Greece.
With 10 games left in the season, the Warriors (38-34) and Rockets (37-35) are in a grueling battle for the tenth and final play-in position out West and the trash talk is heating up.
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