Another Sin: Losing Streak Hits Seven, as Rockets’ Rally in Philly Falls Short, Cave to Sixers, 118-113
Lost Season. Assembling Parts. Needed Break.
Even without their All-Star point guard Ben Simmons, Philly had plenty enough firepower to dismantle a crumbling Houston team, as the Sixers beat the Rockets 118-113 on Wednesday night. Houston simply can’t be a competitive team until their franchise player, Christian Wood, returns from injury. Joel Embiid dominated a weak Houston frontcourt, and the final score was nowhere indicative of this game’s competitiveness. Philly dominated from start to fijnish, as most teams have during the longest losing streak in Rockets history in a long time. Hopefully, the skid will end soon.
Houston caught a lucky break, as their weekend back-to-back with the Mavericks and Pacers was postponed, due tom the inclement weather and winter storm that grid-locked Texas this week. The Rockets should be back in action on Monday night against a Bulls team, where Houston will be looking to avenge an earlier season loss in Victor Oladipo’s stellar Rockets’ debut.
For now, the team has to hope this added time off can get guys healthy, and the squad can get closer to a clean bill of health. With a clean slate and no injuries… the sky’s truly the limit for Houston. But without a full roster… the Rockets will continue to crumble until the season ends.