The Houston Rockets want to beat opponents with size. That's fine, but when it isn't working, they need to pivot. Against the Nuggets on Monday, it did not work.
Granted, there are a lot of reasons why the Rockets lost this game. Some of them, arguably, wear stripes. A dubious call against Amen Thompson down the stretch changed the entire complexion of this contest.
Full transparency: I think it was a bad call. Some will disagree. In any case, the Rockets could have won this one with some strategic maneuvering:
But Ime Udoka stuck to his guns.