It’s well known that young NBA teams tend to run hot and cold, but the 2021-22 Houston Rockets have taken that to an extreme.
Wednesday’s come-from-behind victory at Oklahoma City — even with big names like Christian Wood, Kevin Porter Jr., and Jalen Green lost due to injury — was their fourth consecutive win. That streak began immediately after Houston (5-16) had lost 15 games in a row.
“We had to dig deep,” said Jae’Sean Tate, who led the way with a career-high 32 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 blocked shots in Oklahoma City. “That just showed our fight. We got fight. We got dog.”
According to Stats Perform, the Rockets are now the first team in NBA history to win four straight games when coming off a losing streak of at least 15 games. They will look to extend their historic turnaround to five consecutive wins when Orlando visits Houston’s Toyota Center on Friday night, with tipoff scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Central.
The @HoustonRockets are the first team in NBA history to win 4 straight games immediately following a 15+ game losing streak.
— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) December 2, 2021
