The Rockets Take Off Against the Defending Champs!

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        The Houston Rockets are not the same team they were these past few seasons. This past summer the Rockets went out to make upgrades by signing veteran players such as Fred VanVleet, Dillon Brooks, Jeff Green, Aaron Holiday and Jock Landale and bringing in a new voice by hiring Ime Udoka as the new head coach. The Rockets did lose their first three games of this new regular season but would quickly turn things around. Heading into the game against the Nuggets, the Rockets have won five straight and were facing a huge test in battling against the defending NBA champions. 



        While the Rockets have beaten a few impressive teams in their five game winning streak, there is no greater test than taking on the champs. This game went back and forth, primarily close and it all went down to the wire. The Rockets led down the stretch but the Nuggets would go on a 16-7 run to cut the Rockets lead to one point in the final seconds. However the Rockets would come out on top and their winning streak survives going from five to six (Rockets 107, Nuggets 104). 



        Rockets Center Alperen Sengun has been a beast on this winning streak and against the Nuggets he scored 23 points shooting 9 for 18 from the field (50%), 8 rebounds including 4 offensive rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. Jeff Green, who played for the Nuggets last season and was a part of that championship run, showed his old team that even at 37 years old he can still play. Green scored 15 points shooting 5 for 7 from the field (71%) and 2 of 4 from 3-point range (50%), 4 rebounds, a steal and a block. The Rockets are just completely different from what they have been these past few seasons and currently hold the 4th seed in the Western Conference. 




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