On Wednesday evening, things didn’t go as planned for the Houston Rockets. Houston fell to the Denver Nuggets 87-81 behind Torrey Craig’s 27 point, 11 rebound explosion. Then, on the following night, the Brooklyn Nets eliminated Denver 85-74 (that makes me feel a bit better).
The Rockets will now play a consolidation game against the 2-2 Atlanta Hawks. Atlanta was eliminated by the New Orleans Pelicans in a 105-95 game on Wednesday. John Collins certainly wasn’t to fault for Atlanta’s defeat. The Wake Forest power forward finished the game with 25 points and 9 rebounds on 11-15 shooting.