The Houston Rockets were staggered and rocked by the New Orleans Pelicans in Wednesday night’s home opener. They didn’t come out mentally ready, and both Chris Paul and P.J. Tucker have spoken publicly about the group’s issues with communication.
Thankfully, some perspective allows us to remember that the season is young and the Rockets are incorporating some new pieces, but that’s not going to stop head coach Mike D’Antoni from working to get Houston’s issues fixed ASAP. He was honest about those issues in the game’s aftermath, telling the Houston Chronicle:
“It stunned us a little bit.