Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans game preview

The Rockets start a 6-game homestand

The Houston Rockets need to start winning games again.

Thursday night’s win over the New Orleans Pelicans was a good start. Well, the start wasn’t so great as Trey Murphy III had an incredible first quarter. But Houston’s defense woke back up in the late second quarter and Houston showed their talent.

Tonight’s game begins a six-game homestand, Houston’s longest of the season. Houston will face New Orleans, Orlando, Phoenix, Dallas, Chicago, and Philadelphia.

Houston should be favored in each of those games. A 5-1 or 6-0 run could give the Rockets a chance to make up ground. A disastrous stretch here could spell doom for the Rockets and put them back into the play-in race. After this run, Houston only plays two games against certain lottery teams (Utah twice).

We’ll be in the Playback room tonight, so you should come join to watch the Rockets and talk about the game. Remember, we get a handful of VIP passes that we give out to anyone who wants to watch the game. No League Pass necessary!

Tip-off

6pm CT

How To Watch

Space City Home Network and Playback

Injury Report

Rockets

Fred VanVleet: OUT

Reed Sheppard: OUT

Pelicans

Brandon Boston: OUT

Jose Alvarado: GTD

Bruce Brown: OUT

The Line (as of this post)

HOU -8

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Looking ahead because we can

Monday night in Houston against the Orlando Magic