Marcus Smart needs to control his anger better as a Rockets veteran leader

The Rockets rely on Marcus Smart to be a leader for the team and set their defensive tone, but he couldn't do either when he got ejected Wednesday night against the Warriors. Fortunately, the Rockets were able to pull out the win in spite of his mistake but Smart needs to be better about controlling his outbursts in the future and avoiding such mistakes in big games, especially come playoff time.

Smart can't be making dumb mistakes

Heading into the game, it seemed like Smart might have to play an essential role guarding Stephen Curry for stretches. Curry had been on a heater and the Warriors were bringing a win streak into Houston. But unfortunately Curry suffered an early injury and only…