The Houston Rockets looked they were about to hold on and topple over a good team in the Oklahoma City Thunder but they left the referees take them out of their game and their opponent just took the game over.
Dwight Howardwas ejected in the 3rd quarter more than likely because of they were tired of him jawing at them in regard to the no-calls that he was getting.
It was a poorly-officiated game but they can’t let them have the power to affect the outcome of the game.
And there was that and now we’ve gone from a three-game win streak last week to a three-game skid against the West’s cream of the crop.
Tonight, they’ll face the 20-24 Washington Wizards who have been giving up 113 points in their last three games and held a players-only meeting after their 117-113 loss to the Denver Nuggets Thursday night.
The Rockets need to feast on this opportunity and get this win on their home court — now’s a better time than ever!
So who’s leading the charge for the Wizards?
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John Wallis the leading scorer (19.5 PPG),assist man (9.8 APG) and steals king (2.10 SPG).Marcin Gortatis the top board-getter (9.9 RPG) and lead shot-blocker (1.30 BPG).
Let’s talk about what the Wizards do well.
They are efficient in terms of moving the ball around.The Wizards are 4th in the NBA in terms of assist ratio, with 18 percent of their possessions ending with an assist.
They love to have the ball in their hands.The Wizards are ranked 5th in the NBA in PACE Factor, averaging 99.8 possessions per game.
They’re quite effective shooters.The Thunder are tied for 9th in the league — with the Portland Trail Blazers in effective field goal percentage (50.6) and 10th in true shooting percentage (54.2).
Injuries:
Donatas Motiejunasis extremely close to returning and he was assignedto the Rio Grande Valley Vipers to play tonight to test his back out in actual game action. With him going down to the Vipers, this certainly means that his return is imminent. He had been traveling with the team on the road so since flying can be hard on the back, the fact that he has had no problems is certainly a good sign that he may be fully-healed. We can only hope for good vibes.
Sam Dekkerhad back surgery back in Novemberbut the 2015 first-round pick seems to be edging closer to a return. He was seen shooting on the practice court for the first time since heading to the injured list. This is certainly a sign of good things to come.
Otto Porterhas been playing with a torn labrum in his right hip,he had some tightness in hip this past Thursday against the Denver Nuggetsand did not return. His status is likelyQUESTIONABLEfor tonight.
Kris Humphrieshas been dealing with a knee issue and has not practicedas of this past Thursday. His status is likelyQUESTIONABLEas well.
Sources: Jenny Dial Creech/Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, Calvin Watkins of ESPN.com, Jorge Castillo of the Washington Post and Chris Miller of CSN Washington.
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Prediction:
109-100in aRockets’win!
The Rockets are back at home to take on theWizardsatToyota Center.
Tip-off is scheduled for7 p.m. CST.
The game will be televised onROOT Sports Southwestand broadcast onSportsTalk 790 AM (KBME)andLa Ranchera 850 AM (KEYH) in Spanish.
Go Rockets!
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