The young Houston Rockets (1-6) don’t yet have the elusive win that continues to evade them on a tough road trip, but point guard Kevin Porter Jr. is showing some very promising signs.
Despite playing through obvious pain from a nagging right quad contusion suffered last Wednesday in Utah, Porter kept the Rockets competitive in Sunday’s 124-109 loss (box score) in Phoenix with a team-high 26 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists. and only 1 turnover. Porter drew a career-high 14 free-throw attempts and made 11 (78.6%).
