Deja Blues: Rockets Drop 5th Straight in 109-101 Loss to Clippers
Regular Season-P. 9 Lives. Packing Up.
It was just another night at the office for Paul George, as his 28 points dealt the Rockets a 109-101 loss at Toyota Center on Wednesday night. PG13 channeled a little bit of his Playoff-P persona over his latest blows to the Rockets. He almost single-handedly swept this mini two-game series against Houston. PG13 had the go-ahead bucket, and was the driving force in L.A.’s latest win over Houston. The Rockets spoiled Apleren Sengun’s best game of the season. Sengun finished with 26 points and 13 rebounds, adding more pressure on coach Stephen Silas to finally give Al-P the starting nod at Center, permanently. He is, as every Houston fan knows, the team’s Center of the future. At age 20, the Turkish phenom can’t even legally drink alcohol in this country. Barring injury setbacks, Sengun has a very promising, bright future ahead in his career that should begin to blossom as the season moves on. Jalen Green re-discovered his shooting stroke, knocking down 9-for-17 shots for 22 en route to 22 points for the night.
It’s still early in the season, but after 9 games, the Rockets officially have the worst record once again in the NBA, at 1-9. They’re the only team who’s won only once this season. However, there’s still a long way to go in the regular season. Houston still has 73 games on the slate, and with the first 9 games being mainly against brutally tough opposition, expect the Rockets to start winning more games once they play teams that don’t have playoff expectations this year.
Well, that was short pit stop at home for Houston. The Rockets will head back on the road for four more games, starting Saturday night in Minneapolis against a young, talented Timberwolves team. Houston’s had a rare two days off since their last contest. Hopefully, that extra day of rest might result in better nights at the office for Jalen Green and company as they get set to hit the road again.