A familiar bout of early-summer blues seems to capture a segment of Houston Rockets fans every late May and early June. A former Rockets standout seems to share in the pain.
Former Rockets forward Trevor Ariza took a painful trip down memory lane this week as he recalled Houston's seven-game loss to the Golden State Warriors in the 2018 Western Conference finals. The defeat, in which Houston ceded a 3-2 series lead, is likely the most painful playoff exit in the city's history. It also, per Ariza, would have been avoided if not for one key injury.