On Thursday, December 26, the Rockets beat the Pelicans 128-111. The team improved their record to 21-9. At the time, Houston was a top-two seed in the Western Conference.
Tari Eason scored 25 points, Jalen Green added 22 and Dillon Brooks drilled a pair of late 3-pointers to help the host Houston Rockets claim a hard-earned 119-111 victory over the short-handed Phoenix ...