The Rockets’ 10 points in the fourth quarter against the Clippers on Sunday were their...
Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. is fouled by Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac as he drives to the basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES — The Rockets were playing relatively well. K.J. Martin was bending rims. Eric Gordon was scoring as well as he has in any game this season. Alperen Sengun was piling up assists again.
As the Rockets piled up missed shot after missed shots, unable to get the stops on the other end, to relieve the pressure, the Clippers took their turn dominating a fourth quarter until a close game becameThe Rockets' losing streak reached 10 games, with losses in 15 of 16, with the weight of the three-week skid seemingly making the ball heavier with every missed shot.
On Sunday, the collapse might have begun when they could not get stops in the third quarter, but it splashed over every part of the Rockets’ play when the third quarter gave way to the fourth. Makeshift lineups with Kevin Porter Jr., Jae’Sean Tate and Jalen Green all out with Porter absent because of a bruised foot and Green and Tate suspended for a game, struggled when Sengun and Martin began the fourth quarter on the bench. But this is nothing new.In the losing streak, the Rockets have averaged just 22.3 points on 38 percent shooting and 25.5 percent 3-point shooting. But that is misleading. They have been worse than that.
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