The Houston Rockets have misplaced their final two video games after successful 4 in a row following their elimination from the NBA Emirates Cup within the semifinals in opposition to the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder.
Whereas the Rockets have confronted lighter competitors, Houston has been unable to win at residence within the final two video games in opposition to the Minnesota Timberwolves and Miami Warmth, dropping each video games late within the fourth quarter of painful manner.
These losses dropped the Rockets one spot in NBA.com author John Schuhmann’s energy rankings. The workforce is now in seventh place after being sixth the earlier week.
“The Rockets misplaced the primary two video games of a five-game homestand, blowing double-digit leads within the second half to the Wolves and Warmth,” Schuhmann writes.
“The Rockets have just a few days off earlier than beginning 2025 with the ultimate three video games of their five-game homestand. They had been 2-10 in opposition to the Mavs within the earlier three seasons, however picked up a win over to the wire in Dallas in October, with six guys scoring in double figures within the second sport of the sequence on Wednesday.”
The groups forward of the Rockets are the Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Rockets will face the Mavs tomorrow at 7 p.m. CT contained in the Toyota Middle.
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