The Brooklyn Nets needed that. Their fans needed that. It may not turn the season around, but a breath of fresh air, a wire-to-wire win — if not completely stress-free — is a worthwhile endeavor in and of itself.
The Houston Rockets played on Friday night against the Charlotte Hornets, where they rolled to a 138-104 win. Despite the challenge the Hornets didn’t present, the Rockets were still facing a back-to-back situation, with both games on the road in different cities.
And while Brooklyn would take any break in the schedule they can get, they’d still have to punish Houston into feeling their rest disadvantage.