Houston Rockets vs. Game Preview Charlotte Hornets

It’s the second night of a back-to-back for the Houston Rockets.

Maybe their opponents, the Charlotte Hornets, also played yesterday?

No. Of course, the Hornets played late last Friday. Sure.

So after a hard, hard fought win over Toronto Raptorsthe Rockets fly to the East Coast to take on the Hornets in a rematch of Opening Night.

That game was won by Charlotte, even though Houston had an 18-point lead early in the third quarter. LaMelo Ball finished with 34, Tre Mann dropped 24 and Grant Williams hit a dagger 3-pointer. The latter two of those players are out tonight, as is Brandon Miller. Charlotte has the same record as Toronto had going into last night’s game (7-21), but with tonight’s game being a back-to-back, another slow start could doom Houston.

Finally, keep an eye on Tari Eason’s status. He’s missed Houston’s last two games for “load management,” but if he’s out tonight, it might be time to worry.

Update: Eason is out. Time to get worried.

We’re in the Playback Room tonight, so you should come and join us to watch the Rockets and talk about the game. Remember, we get a handful of VIP passes that we give out to everyone who wants to watch the game. No League Pass required!

Tip off

6 p.m. CT

That’s how you see

Space City home network and playback

Damage report

Rockets

Tari Eason: OUT

Hornets

Grant Williams: OUT

Three Man: OUT

Brandon Miller: OUT

The Line (from this post)

Hou -6.5

Check here for updates

We look forward because we can

Thursday at the New Orleans Pelicans