Houston Rockets P.J. Tucker (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Friday night’s game between the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors sent the Rockets into their ninth consecutive loss, which should come as no surprise, as they’ve been decimated with injuries this season, forcing Rockets coach Stephen Silas to constantly have to adapt the starting lineup.
What was surprising was the play of P.J. Tucker, the Rockets’ defensive ace who is having an uncharacteristically bad season in his 2020-21 campaign. Tucker had 11 points (his second-best scoring output on the season) on 40 percent from three and 61.