At least the Rockets showed effort in this game. That's all I wanted to see from them. Due to serious offensive problems, and a general lack of basketball intelligence, the Rockets lost yet another game, and made the Wizards look good. But guess what- I don't care. They played their asses off, and that's all that matters. If they can play hard in every game, then they may just reach mediocrity when Steve comes back.
I agree... Somewhere in one of the other posts, somebody asked if anyone could name something the Rockets "actually" do well. You already said it; they play their asses off. Considering that most of their shots come the hard way, its nice to see that they have, for the most part, kept it competitive (I choose to forget the Bulls game...it never happened )