Once again, the Houston Rockets are at a rest disadvantage against a superior opponent. In addition, the Oklahoma City Thunder sat half their roster for their last game in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
In reality, none of that matters since the Rockets probably couldn\u2019t beat the Oklahoma City Blue right now. Houston\u2019s offense, which was build around Fred VanVleet\u2019s decision-making and Steven Adams\u2019s rebounding prowess, is so abysmal that calling it \u201cnonexistent\u201d would be an insult to things that don\u2019t exist.<\/p>\n
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Defensively, Houston hasn\u2019t been as terrible at it feels, but teams have figured out two things: Alperen Sengun cannot defend the pick-and-roll and no one on the Rockets is playing with much IQ on that end of the floor. Threes have been wide open and closeouts have been\u2026lazy, to say the least. Ime Udoka can call all of the angry timeouts he wants, but this team can\u2019t change who they are.<\/p>\n
Truly, it hasn\u2019t felt this hopeless as a Rockets fan since the Stephen Silas years. And even then, there was light at the end of the tunnel in the form of lottery picks. Right now, there\u2019s not much silver lining.<\/p>\n
I know Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams are out, but how is the line only Thunder by 4.5? This is going to be a bloodbath.<\/p>\n
Tip-off<\/p>\n
2:30pm CT<\/p>\n
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Steven Adams: OUT<\/p>\n
Fred VanVleet: OUT<\/p>\n
Thunder<\/p>\n
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: OUT<\/p>\n
Jalen Williams: OUT<\/p>\n
Ajay Mitchell: OUT<\/p>\n
The Line (as of this post)<\/p>\n
OKC -4.5<\/p>\n