Though the Kings beat the Rockets badly on the offensive glass on Saturday, most of the damage came when the Rockets’ lead had reached at least 20. That gave Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni the ample useful video to show on Tuesday, a day before the league’s top offensive rebounder comes to town, without having to take a loss to learn a lesson.
“Being up 25 points leads to that,” Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni said of the Rockets allowing a season-high 23 second-chance points on Saturday. “I just watched the film with the guys in there. Every time we were up 20 and made a mistake, we just didn’t box out.