Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka is known for tinkering with the lineups. He’s never been afraid to try different things out, to see what works and what’s ineffective and needs to be shelved.
“It seems like most of the articles I’ve written since I (blissfully) returned to The Dream Shake have been some iteration of ‘the Rockets have the NBA’s second-best Offensive Rating, but they need to fix their offense.'” That’s how I started my last piece.
Vanessa Richardson has traveled a thousand miles throughout her career as an NBA reporter. Literally. Well, not quite literally but close enough. The distance between her hometown of Terre Haute, Indiana and Houston is 939 miles.
The Rockets entered their Christmas Day matchup in an extreme state of need. Houston had dropped four of their previous five games, most of which in heartbreak fashion.
The Houston Rockets won their Christmas Day clash against the Los Angeles Lakers 119-96. The team’s performance made for quite a present to Rockets fans.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
The Houston Rockets have had a rough month of December hoops, but Christmas Day gifted them a much-needed win to close out a Western Conference road trip.
Coming into their Christmas night matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers, the Houston Rockets have had a tough December to say the least. They were only 4-6 in December and were coming off one of their poorest performance of the season in their blowout loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
In dire need of a performance more in line with their early-season successes and an effort that could mask the stench of three overtime losses during their just-wrapped six-game road trip, the Houston Rockets produced a result on Thursday that made their recent struggles appear aberrant.
It was Christmas Day at Crypto.com Arena all in attendance wanted what every basketball fan wants on Christmas… a victory. Unfortunately on this festive day, the Los Angeles Lakers ran into the Grinch disguised as the Houston Rockets.
While Kevin Durant is regarded as one of the NBA's greatest scorers ever, the Houston Rockets acquired him for more reasons than scoring points. His sheer presence is what will take them to the next level.
It’s been a rough road trip for the Houston Rockets, with three overtime losses and blowout loss to the Clippers. Heading into Thursday’s Christmas Day matchup with the Lakers, Rockets fans were hoping to see them make a statement on the big stage.
Tari Eason has carved out a consistent role for the Houston Rockets as one of the spark plugs off the bench. While he is not as heralded as Alperen Sengun, Kevin Durant, and Amen Thompson, Eason has no problem being under the radar.
Christmas in Los Angeles is supposed to be a spectacle. The stars are out, and the Lakers are usually the ones delivering the gifts. But the Rockets had other plans.
Amen Thompson scored 26 points and Kevin Durant added 25 as the visiting Houston Rockets led wire-to-wire in a 119-96 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in a Christmas Day matchup on Thursday.
Veteran forward Dorian Finney-Smith could make his Rockets debut today when Houston faces the Lakers. He’s listed as questionable to play, according to Real GM.