Rockets' loss to Jazz, Ime Udoka believes the team lacked the necessary intensity.
2025-12-03 08:08
In another NBA regular season game of the 2025/26 season, the Houston Rockets lost to the Utah Jazz 125-133, despite contributions from Kevin Durant, Alperen Shinkyung, and Amen Thompson. Head coach Ime Udoka stated in an interview that his team lacked the intensity they had during the game, and also indicated that the team would not make excuses for the loss.
According to the data, Kevin Durant scored 32 points and 5 assists in this game, Alperen Shinkyung scored 31 points and 14 assists, while Amen Thompson contributed 23 points and 3 assists for the Houston Rockets.
Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka said, "They were more aggressive from the start of the game, and Lauri Markkanen and Geonte George were both in good form."
“We had a few missed shots and a few communication breakdowns when we were defending together, but apart from that, they were more aggressive on both ends of the court and kept pushing inside.”
Im Udoka also stated, "Having beaten our opponents by 30 points the day before, they were bound to come back with renewed intensity. We didn't match that intensity in the first half, and we weren't much better in the third quarter either."
“Jashan Tate is very physical, grabbing 5 rebounds in his playing time and bringing us the physicality we’ve been missing.”
Furthermore, Im Udoka emphasized, "This is the first consecutive game of the season, but we can't use that as an excuse. We didn't have the same energy in this game, so we wanted to find some excitement, and they did bring that."
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