Houston Chronicle · Oct 27, 2016
Rockets fail to make stops as they fall to Lakers
LOS ANGELES – Prolific as the Rockets were certain to be, at some point, they insisted they would play some defense.
When they scored their way through the preseason, they said they were working on their defense. As they went through Wednesday's final walk-through, they insisted they would surprise with their defense.
Like promising to begin that diet tomorrow, the Rockets put off the part of the game they did not like, never stepping up enough to slow the Lakers onslaught until the Rockets opened the season with a stunning, 120-114 loss in Staples Center.
