The Houston Rockets won 52 games, locked up the 2-seed in the West, and had seven players average double figures. On paper, they looked ready. In reality, they weren’t.

With a chance to close out their first-round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors, the Houston Rockets instead delivered a playoff flop to end their season

ABC News’ Will Reeve reports on Buddy Hield and Steph Curry’s win for the Golden State Warriors over the Houston Rockets and what to expect in Monday night’s Knicks vs. Celtics game.

The Houston Rockets should be greedy. The team's remarkable trajectory went from 22 wins in 2022-23 to 41 last year, followed by 51 and the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. The learning experience through the first-round series by the Jimmy Butler-fueled Golden State Warriors has been invaluable (regardless of outcome),

The Houston Rockets had a strong season in 2024-25, finishing second in the Western Conference and pushing the Golden State Warriors to seven games in the first round. Their plan in the 2025 offseason has to be focused on improving on the positives and we have an idea of what that could look like.

With the Rockets eliminated earlier than expected as a No. 2 seed, the team will head back to the drawing board to figure out where it all went wrong. This could lead them to trad