The Houston Rockets are 15–6 through the first quarter of the 2024-25 season, just 0.5 games out of first place in the Western Conference after Sunday's 119-116 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Just how hot is Ime Udoka's crew at the moment? The young Rockets presently seem immune to one of sport's greatest hexes: the Ted Cruz Curse.
After attending Sunday's Rockets win with his daughter Catherine, Cruz made a point of celebrating the victorious moment:
"Awesome #Rockets WIN," Cruz wrote in an X post. "Catherine & I had a fantastic time watching u2066@HoustonRocketsu2069 beat OKC tonight.