NBA Power Rankings: Rockets Remain Dead Last?

The Houston Rockets are losers of 11 straight games. Where does that put them in this week's power rankings?

Jeremy Brener | Jan 17, 2023

The Houston Rockets are riding an NBA-worst 11-game losing streak after falling to the Los Angeles Lakers Monday night.

While the Rockets kept it close down the stretch, Houston was unable to pull out its first win in three weeks.

With the consistent losing, the Rockets remain in 30th place for this week's power rankings from Sports Illustrated.

"The Rockets recorded their 11th straight loss Monday night, which ties the Spurs for the longest skid this season," Sports Illustrated writes. "Houston tacked on four more losses and only one was closer than 20 points. Sacramento dished out defeats of 20 and 25 points, the Clippers dispatched them by 21 and then the Lakers did so by eight. After four straight on the road, the Rockets return home, where the worst team in the NBA has performed marginally better than on the road. Charlotte is in Houston on Wednesday for a meeting of the last-place teams from the East and West."

The Rockets have a chance to snap their losing streak this week with the Charlotte Hornets coming to town on Wednesday. If the team can't grab a win there, the team will get another crack at it against the Minnesota Timberwolves on the road Saturday.

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Published Jan 17, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.