We are now through the midway point of the 2022-23 season for the Houston Rockets after Wednesday's loss in Sacramento, and frustration is beginning to mount as the team fails to show the growth many expected in October and November.
Houston's guards are inconsistent, its half-court offense is a mess, and even on nights in which there are signs of promise, the road to victory is quickly derailed. Wednesday night's 135-115 loss was a near-perfect encapsulation of such a quandary, as a triple-double from Alperen u015eengün and a 26-point night from Jalen Green was paired with 41 points allowed in the fourth quarter.