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With Wednesday’s close loss, Houston is now tied with Detroit for the NBA’s second-best 2022 draft lottery slot and only a half-game behind Orlando for the top spot.

Houston’s losing streak continues, but there was a lot to like in an overtime loss to Utah — starting with Jalen Green (27 points, 69% FG) and Christian Wood (24 points, 10 rebounds).

Rockets rookie Jalen Green has scored 20 or more points in three of his last four outings, but it again wasn’t enough to stop the losing streak for the Rockets — which is now at 10 games.

HOUSTON — Tyronn Lue spent a timeout with four minutes remaining Tuesday night mostly laughing, joking with forward Robert Covington before throwing an arm around assistant Jeremy Castleberry. No drawn-up play on a grease board necessary — not with his team’s lead against one of the NBA’s worst teams up…

Parsons recalled guarding Bryant as a rookie with the Rockets.

With Houston looking to end a nine-game losing streak, Jae’Sean Tate said after today’s shootaround that he sees tonight versus the Clippers as a winnable game for the Rockets.

As of March 1, here’s where things stand when it comes to 2022 NBA draft odds and positioning for Houston’s two first-round selections. Both the Rockets and Nets are in action tonight.

The Rockets nearly beat the Clippers on Sunday, but Los Angeles remains a modest favorite (-6.5) for Tuesday’s rematch at Toyota Center. The interior presence of Ivica Zubac is a big reason why.

Houston nearly ended its long losing streak on Sunday versus the Clippers, and they will get another shot Tuesday versus the same opponent and on the same Toyota Center court.