Ariza was not able to finish the Rockets 110 to 105 loss to the Nets after a first quarter fall
Small forward Trevor Ariza left the game on Tuesday night and did not return. The Rockets first said Ariza was questionable to return but then ruled him out the rest of the game with a bruised lower back.
Ariza drove on a layup with eight minutes left in the first quarter, going strong to the hoop only to fall hard pretty close to straight on his back. Ariza did use both of his elbows to brace the fall but still was hard enough to have to be helped off of the court.