Wednesday's game seemed to be playing out as one might expect with the league's top...
Eric Gordon had missed 11 games before sitting out Wednesday in the second half of a back-to-back. The Rockets had lost them all.The Rockets had played on consecutive nights nine times. They lost the second game of those back-to-backs all nine times.
The Rockets, however, not only fought back, they threw themselves into the teeth of Utah’s considerable strengths and turned the game around. From Jalen Green driving at Jazz center Rudy Gobert to the Rockets somehow coming up with a second-half defense, the Rockets did not concede to the improbability of their chances. They were their best when things seemed their worst.
But if they play as they did on Wednesday, if they are in enough make-or-miss, close game situations, they can break through. They nearly did on Wednesday. No one builds strength from putting less weight on the bar. There is a lot of heavy lifting ahead, but they might have to get better before they can win to prove it.
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