Depending on which side of the fence you fall on, this game was either considered an abject failure or a mission accomplished.
The Houston Rockets lost, once again, this time to the Charlotte Hornets in a game that may or may not impact lottery odds down the road. That depends on if these teams finish with a bottom three record so that’s still to be decided. The 122-117 final was pretty much what one would expect from the league’s bottom-dwellers, full of potential, but otherwise sloppy.
The Hornets were able to capitalize on 19 Rockets’ turnovers that resulted in 26 fast break points for the visitors.