HOUSTON — With both teams on a train to nowhere besides a fast track for more ping-pong balls in the draft lottery hopper, Wednesday night’s outing at the Toyota Center could be best summed up in four words.
The Victor Wembanyama Bowl.
That’s how it goes when the NBA’s two worst teams square off and only Houston had fewer wins than the struggling Charlotte Hornets before referee Sean Wright tossed the opening tip into the air. The Rockets and Hornets each likely figured this was their prime spot to halt their respective losing streaks and put an end to their recent misery.
