Skidding Rockets match up with slumping Grizzlies

The 2021-22 season isn't yet one month old, so identities haven't been cemented, even for teams such as the Houston Rockets, who are in their second season of a complete rebuild.

But after the Rockets suffered their 11th consecutive defeat Sunday via a 115-89 loss to the Phoenix Suns, it's easy to see how nerves can become frayed even this early in the schedule.

Houston appears to be making the same mistakes repeatedly,