Houston Chronicle · Dec 1, 2022
Houston Rockets mailbag: What is the path back to contention?
Tari Eason #17, Jalen Green #4 and Kevin Porter Jr. #3 of the Houston Rockets watch from the bench as their team plays the Denver Nuggets in the fourth quarter at Ball Arena on November 28, 2022 in Denver, Colorado.The Houston Rockets' hopes of making a leap toward playoff contention look slimmer by the week as we roll through the 2022-23 season.
Head coach Stephen Silas' squad dropped their 16th game of the season on Wednesday, a listless 120-100 affair in which Denver Nuggets center Nikola Joki\u0107 nearly put up a triple-double in 28 minutes. The Rockets were among the NBA's best teams less than a half decade ago. Reaching those heights again now feels like a distant fantasy.
