Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni missed a second consecutive game with stomach flu on Sunday with the Rockets uncertain whether he will return for the final regular-season game in Oklahoma City on Tuesday.
"Mike is feeling much better," Rockets associate head coach Jeff Bzdelik, who ran the team on Sunday as he had in Saturday's practice, said. "But we start the playoffs in a week and it's really important -- we miss our leader, we need him – that's he's at full strength for the playoffs. No reason to rush back."
Bzdelik returned to the Rockets in November, ending his retirement after addressing an unspecified personal issue.