The Houston Rockets lost their third straight game to end a disappointing road trip Sunday night, missing 23 of 30 threes and falling 111-98 to the now 9–30 Sacramento Kings. One possible reason for the Rockets' poor play in Sacramento? An unusually hectic travel schedule for an NBA team.
Houston spent Saturday night in San Francisco and drove 85 miles—about 80 minutes—to Sacramento on Sunday afternoon. ESPN's Marc Spears was the first to report on Houston's alternative lodging situation the night before Sunday's road game.
The Rockets' weekend travel arrangements were quite unusual.