LOS ANGELES - Just when the Rockets thought they would have their full rotation together for the first time since Dec. 11, they won't.
Forward Iman Shumpert will be out against the Lakers on Thursday and against the Warriors on Saturday with a sore right knee and then will be re-evaluated next week before the Rockets play the Hawks on Monday to start a stretch of three games in four nights.
With the Rockets dealing James Ennis III at the trade deadline after acquiring Shumpert, Gerald Green and Austin Rivers will be the only reserves off the bench at small forward and shooting guard.