Third-year forward Tari Eason has been a defensive menace for the Houston Rockets, coming off the bench to provide a major boost.
Eason (leg) is off the injury report ahead of Thursday's game against the Grizzlies. The Rockets gave Eason the night off Tuesday against the Hawks for injury management, but the forward is all set to be available Thursday.
The Houston Rockets looked lethargic to start against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday evening, with their late arrival after a thrilling win over the Boston Celtics from the night before clearly weighing on them.
For the first time since Dec. 14, reserve forward Tari Eason (lower left leg soreness) is back playing for the Houston Rockets.
Eason will be held out for rest Tuesday against the Hawks. Eason logged six points (2-10 FG, 2-7 3Pt), six rebounds, two assists and one steal in 25 minutes during Monday's 114-112 victory over Boston,
Tari Eason is cleared to play for Houston after he spent more than a month sidelined by soreness in his surgically repaired left leg.
As of Sunday night, the Rockets are sixth in the league in net rating at +6.1. Their defense is third in the league with a defensive rating of 107.3. But the offense has now crept all the way up to eleventh league-wide with an offensive rating of 113.4. Houston is inching closer to having both a top 10 defense and offense.
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To Amen Thompson's surprise, with five seconds left in a tied midseason game against the defending NBA champions, Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka called a play for the second-year forward. "I liked the matchup,
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