On Tuesday night, Houston lost to the Sacramento Kings 120-111 in the NBA Cup, ending the Rockets' three-game winning streak.
But much of the postgame conversation seemed to center on the fourth-quarter ejection of second-year Rockets head coach I'm Udoka. Rockets forward Alperen Sengun was also ejected from the game.
Both coaches and players seemed angry at the way the game was run, especially a series of miscalls for fouls on Sengun.
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December 3, 2024. Sacramento, California, USA. Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka was ejected during the fourth quarter of a game against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. (Sergio Estrada-Iman Images)
Udoka ultimately directed his anger at referee John Goble, leading to the aforementioned head coach's ejection.
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Udoka was disqualified, but did not leave the court area quietly. A Rockets assistant had to step between Udoka and the umpire, who was clearly upset.
After the match, Udoka explained that he was angry at the way the match was run.
The Houston Rockets introduced Ais Udoka as their next head coach during a press conference held at the Toyota Center on April 26, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Logan Riley/NBAE via Getty Images)
“Missed calls, blatant missed calls right in front of me. It's kind of like the screen is ticking and I'm calling, but I don't want to call an obvious phone that's right in front of me. That's it. .”
December 3, 2024. Sacramento, California, USA. Houston Rockets head coach Im Udoka was ejected by referee John Goble (10) during the fourth quarter of a game against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. (Sergio Estrada-Iman Images)
Udoka then shared details of what he said in his exchange with the referee.
“thought [Sengun] We got fouled a few times on that drive and layup, but they didn't want to call it. So I told him to buy glasses and open his eyes,” Udoka said.
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The Rockets entered Wednesday ranked second in the Western Conference. Houston had won 10 of its last 12 games before Tuesday's loss.
The Golden State Warriors will host the Rockets on December 5th.
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