Houston Rockets vs. Charlotte Hornets game preview

It’s getting really hard to write about the Rockets and come up with constructive criticism.

On the one hand, they have now let two teams hold leads on them for the majority of the game. Both the Blazers and Pelicans led by double digits in the fourth quarter. In both games, an opposing point guard went off. Against the Pelicans, E’Twaun Moore turned into Solomon Hill and stayed hot for 48 minutes. I’m convinced that if the Pelicans had given the ball to Jrue Holiday and Moore late in the game rather than force-feeding Boogie, the Rockets would have lost by double digits.

For a team that has prided itself on a newfound commitment to defense, the Rockets haven’t defended particularly well for…