Rockets Glide into Brooklyn, Looking for Easy Victory Against Nets
Bright Lights. Interior Fix. The Point Show.
The Big Apple awaits. No, not Madison Square Garden or the Knicks. Houston’s still heading to the big city. The Rockets take their offensive fireworks show to Brooklyn. Kyrie Irving, the league’s leading scorer, awaits, with the Brooklyn Nets. It’s not Madison Square Garden, but the stars will be out in New York to see a show. Hopefully Houston plays some defense for once.
Harden and company dreadfully need help, especially on the interior sector of the defense. The Rockets will get a good test, in DeAndre Jordan and Jarrett Allen, two bigs who will get easy dunks all night Houston doesn’t show some improved defensive muscle. The biggest matchup tonight will be between Kyrie Irving and Russell Westbrook, two of the league’s top point guards. Houston will look to get the “others” i.e. not Harden, Westbrook, involved tonight. Hopefully, Harden hasn’t lost his rhythm and Westbrook’s infectious energy can slowly become more contagious as the team bonds on its first road trip of the season.
The Nets are by far the worst team Houston has played this season. The Rockets should look to improve from their defensive disaster the other night, in which they barely squeaked out a victory, over a poor Wizards team. Brooklyn won’t be any good, until Kevin Durant returns from injury. And that’s not until next season. So as KD awaits his return, Houston awaits a trip to the city that never sleeps, in hopes that they can get some sleep… knowing their defense will be better tonight. We’ll have to wait and see.
Brooklyn, New York: Barclays Center
Jersey Colors:
Houston Rockets (3-1): White
Brooklyn Nets (1-3): Silver
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