Houston Rockets Schedule: January 2009

Enjoy a Houston Rockets schedule filled with big match ups in January when you buy Houston Rockets tickets!

Houston Rockets: December Wrap Up
The Houston Rockets punctuated the month of December with a 10-5 record. Fans with Houston Rockets tickets knew that their team had a slew of must-win games lined up that could help pad their ever-so-slim lead in the stacked Southwest Division. Houston Rockets tickets featured Ws over bottom dwellers such as the Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors (twice), Sacramento Kings, and Minnesota Timberwolves.

Fans with Houston Rockets tickets have since put losses to the Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and New Orleans Hornets behind them, but the close loss to the hapless Washington Wizards still stings. In the month of December, no wins were bigger than the 108-96 victory over the new-look Denver Nuggets or the double-OT win over longtime rival Utah Jazz. The Houston Rockets were able to ring in the New Year with a close win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

Houston Rockets: Team Outlook
If the Houston Rockets want to continue to remain competitive in the Southwest and Western Conference at large, they have little room for error. Fans with Houston Rockets tickets will continue to see Coach Rick Adelman staying loyal to his starting rotation, but in return the starting five MUST show up to play. If not, don’t be surprised to see the Houston Rockets’ explosive second unit – Aaron Brooks, Carl Landry, Von Wafer, and more – earning more and more playing time. Houston Rockets ticketholders yearn to see Tracy McGrady return to form and Ron Artest get healthy again. If not, the Houston Rockets may be climbing out of a deep hole in the jam-packed Southwest Division.

Houston Rockets: January Outlook
The Houston Rockets will start the New Year on a grueling five-game road trip. Fans with Houston Rockets tickets will be glad to have their team back for a five-game homestand. The match ups against the Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets, and Utah Jazz are sure to pack fans with Houston Rockets tickets into the Toyota Center stands. The Houston Rockets will then head back onto the road for three games against Eastern Conference teams, while home games against the Philadelphia 76ers and Golden State Warriors will wrap up the month of January.

Houston Rockets: Road Trip
Unfortunately, the Houston Rockets are off to a rough start, losing in a blowout against the Toronto Raptors and a thriller against the Atlanta Hawks on the road. Fans with Houston Rockets tickets hope that their team can get back to their winning ways against a Philadelphia 76ers team that is still struggling with its identity. If the Houston Rockets can gain some winning momentum heading into the match up with the Boston Celtics, then all the better. The Houston Rockets will be tried, tested, and undoubtedly tired when they face the Oklahoma City Thunder, but a loss to bookend the road trip would be unacceptable to fans with Houston Rockets tickets.

Houston Rockets: Friendly Confines
The Houston Rockets team and Houston Rockets ticketholders will likely let out one collective sigh of relief when they return back to the friendly confines of Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The new-look New York Knicks will be first up for the Houston Rockets, and fans with Houston Rockets tickets will get their first up-close-and-personal look at Coach Mike D’Antoni’s explosive offense.

Then, Kobe Bryant and the conference-leading Los Angeles Lakers will come to town to take on Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets. The Rockets may struggle against the LA Lakers’ towering front court, but fans with Houston Rockets tickets are confident in Yao Ming, back up Dikembe Mutombo, and a host of young forwards. After a game against D-Wade and the Miami Heat, the Houston Rockets will take on the beaten and battered Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz, who are both jockeying for prime position in the Northwest Division.

Houston Rockets: On the Road Again
Fans with Houston Rockets tickets hope that road games against the Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons, and New York Knicks will all translate into Ws. The Indiana Pacers handed the Houston Rockets a stinger of a loss back in November so the Rockets would like to return the favor. The Detroit Pistons and Houston Rockets will duel for the first time this season, while a game against the New York Knicks will be the second meeting for the two teams within the month.

Houston Rockets: Must Win Games
The Houston Rockets schedule in January ends with two very winnable games against the Philadelphia 76ers and Golden State Warriors. Houston Rockets tickets will invite fans into Toyota Center as the Houston Rockets take on Andre Iguodala, Andre Miller, and Elton Brand for the second time this month. Fans with Houston Rockets tickets know that games against the young, athletic Golden State Warriors are always exciting, high-scoring affairs as the Rockets scored 131 and 119 in their last two wins over the Warriors.