Sports betting had the Houston Rockets on the outside of the Western Conference playoff race in the NBA.The Rockets got off to a great sports betting online start earlier this season but they have faded in recent months. Houston had a chance to acquire Amare Stoudemire at the trading deadline but they are sticking to their plan for next sports betting online season.
Sports betting had Houston right about at the .500 mark. They trail Portland by about four games for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference and it seems unlikely they can make up that ground. Houston didn’t want to do anything at the trading deadline that might weaken their position for next season since they will have Yao Ming back healthy. They did pick up Kevin Martin from Sacramento and that trade is starting to look better. The Rockets got rid of Tracy McGrady and Martin looks to be his replacement.
Houston has really been planning for next season all along. They were not expected to get off to a strong start this season but head coach Rick Adelman has done a nice job. It put the team in a tough spot as they could have acquired Stoudemire but it probably would have only been for this sports betting NBA season. They chose to go for Martin instead and long-term it was probably a good move. Martin can score and that is what Houston will need when Yao comes back. He has been a very good offensive player for a number of years and is starting to show that with the Rockets.
In his first three games with Houston he shot just 31 percent as sports betting stats indicated and averaged only 15.3 points per game. He turned things around when he scored 33 points against San Antonio in a five point sports betting win. Adelman coached Martin in the past and knew what he was getting. Martin and Aaron Brooks seem to be finding a good chemistry and now the Rockets will need that to continue when Trevor Ariza comes back from injury and into next sports betting online year when Yao is healthy.
Houston is not a team that is going to quit with Adelman at the helm so they will still be a contender in sports betting. They are unlikely to make the playoffs but if Martin continues to score they can make a sports betting online impact. And better yet, they are well positioned to be a force next sports betting NBA season.