The Rockets three-game prosperning streak came to an finish on Tuesday night after Houston suffered a 120-111 loss to the Sacramento Kings in the NBA Cup.
But much of the postgame conversation materializeed to cgo in around the fourth quarter ejection of second-year Rockets head coach Ime Udoka. Rockets forward Alperen Senarmament was also thrown out of the game.
The coach and the perestablisher both materializeed to be distress over the way the game was officiated, particularly the string of apparent missed calls on fouls pledgeted aacquirest Senarmament.
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Dec 3, 2024; Sacramento, California, USA; Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka is ejected during the fourth quarter aacquirest the Sacramento Kings at Ggreateren 1 Cgo in. (Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images)
Udoka eventupartner straightforwarded his ire at referee John Goble, which led to the head coach’s aforerefered ejection.
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Although Udoka was disqualified from the game, he did not exit the court area hushedly. A Rockets helpant had to step in between a visibly distress Udoka and the referee.
After the game, Udoka elucidateed he took umbrage with the way the game was officiated.
The Houston Rockets begin Ice Udoka as the next head coach during a press conference on April 26, 2023 at the Toyota Cgo in in Houston, Texas. (Logan Riely/NBAE via Getty Images)
“Missed calls, blatant missed calls right in front of you. You’re calling ticky tack moving screens, little s— enjoy that, but you don’t want to call the clear ones right in front of you. That was it.”
Dec 3, 2024; Sacramento, California, USA; Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka is ejected by referee John Goble (10) during the fourth quarter aacquirest the Sacramento Kings at Ggreateren 1 Cgo in. (Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images)
Udoka then splitd some details on what he shelp during the exchange with the referee.
“Thought [Sengun] got fouled a restricted times on that drive and on the layup, and they don’t want to call it. So I tgreater him to get some f—–g glasses and uncover your eyes,” Udoka shelp.
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The Rockets go ined Wednesday in second place in the Weserious Conference. Houston had won 10 of the last 12 games before Tuesday’s loss.
The Ggreateren State Warriors present the Rockets on Dec. 5.
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