Ex-Celtics Coach Eliminated by Lakers with Big Questions Going Forward

Ex-Celtics coach eliminated by Lakers with big questions going forward

Ime Udoka led the Rockets to the playoffs for the second straight season, but they weren’t able to win a series. The Rockets were blown out by the Lakers in Game 6 to be eliminated from the playoffs, losing the series 4-2. That’s the second straight year Houston and Udoka lost in the first round of the playoffs.

Rockets face questions on Kevin Durant, roster after early exit

The Rockets made their big swing last summer, trading for Kevin Durant after a promising playoff run. One year later, there are more questions than answers. Houston’s season ended with a first-round loss to the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers, and Durant was mostly unavailable. He missed multiple games with a knee issue and later a left ankle sprain and bone bruise, appearing just once in the series. Coach Ime Udoka said mobility remained the bi…

Rockets Notes: Durant, Eason, Udoka, Stone, Sengun

After falling in seven games last season in the first playoff appearance for their young core, the Rockets traded for Kevin Durant to help them reach a higher level. The next moves are uncertain following this year’s first-round loss to the short-handed Lakers, write William Guillory and Sam Amick of The Athletic. Durant missed almost the entire playoff series, first with a right knee contusion that kept him out of Game 1, then with a left ankle…

Ime Udoka on Rockets’ season-ending Game 6 loss to the Lakers

Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka said the mood in the locker room was simple after the 98-78 Game 6 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers at Toyota Center. “Everybody’s disappointed. No doubt,” he said, after Houston shot just 35% and saw its season end in the first round for the second straight year. The […] The post Ime Udoka on Rockets’ season-ending Game 6 loss to the Lakers appeared first on TalkBasket.net.