When the Houston Rockets defeated the Chicago Bulls 118-113 Wednesday night, the team departed the floor of the Toyota Center with a sigh of relief. The Rockets won a game for the first time since Oct. 22, which ended their 15-game losing streak a day before the Thanksgiving holiday.
The win over the Bulls gave the players a brief break from the consistent gloom that dwelled over the locker room for 34 consecutive days. But perhaps the victory against Chicago gave coach Stephen Silas his most significant vindication to date.
Twelve hours before the Rockets took to the court, Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report reported that the Rockets are currently “weighing the future” of their lead man — putting Silas’ future as Houston’s head coach in doubt.