At 17-53, no team has fewer wins than the Rockets.
Houston Rockets' Jalen Green, center, goes up for a shot as Indiana Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton and Malcolm Brogdon defend during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 18, 2022, in Houston. The Pacers won 121-118. A win, even a home win against some of the sinking Pacers, would not have changed anything other than the Rockets’ mood. But the Rockets could use something to feel good about other than a few flying slams from Jalen Green or K.J. Martin.
“That one hurt,” Green said. “That one hurt just because we had the lead and then lost it and had to come back. Yeah, that hurt.” The Rockets, as with the Pacers team that beat them on Friday, were mathematically eliminated from the playoffs for the second consecutive season on Friday. But the way the Rockets lost made it worse.
“I’m disappointed for our guys,” Silas said. “I’m disappointed because I thought we really played well enough to win, just didn’t work out for us. Yeah, I’m disappointed. I haven’t been like this all season. So, I’m allowed every once in a while to be super down. But yeah, they deserved this one.”The Pacers did finally put in a few 3s to start their comeback, but with the game on the line, the game returned to where it began.
In the final five minutes, the Pacers made six of 11 shots. Five of those baskets were layups or dunks. Worse, when the Rockets did seem to get stops down the stretch, they gave the Pacers second and third shots until they scored. This was also typical. The Pacers are third in offensive rebounding percentage, while the Rockets are 24th in defensive rebounding this season. But the Rockets have gotten worse in the four losses since the win against the Lakers, allowing 18.4 second-chance points per game, 4.3 more than they had been giving up.
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