Schedule forces reduced minutes

Through two preseason games, a good team could be made up of the players the Rockets have not seen, with

Serge Ibaka, Kendrick Perkins, Thabo Sefolosha, Eric Gordon

Anthony Davis

and out.

San Antoniomight give the day off to several players Sunday after

and played in two of three preseason games, including 26 minutes each Friday. Rockets coach

said “of course” he would like to go against an opponent’s

Parker

McHale

sitting

Tony Tim Duncan

Kevin

best, but heading into a back- to- back that is part of a stretch of four games in six days, he said he will sit players, too.

Guard will be given Sunday off, andMcHale said he is considering changes to his frontcourt rotation. ForwardMarcusMorris is out with a strained right ankle. Guard

is questionable with a sore left foot.

“We’ll play it by ear,” he said. “I’mthinking about it. We’ll see.

KevinMartin

Lamb

Jeremy

scored the final seven Rockets points in Friday’s 95- 75 victory over New Orleans, leaving with the hope the flurry could help him relax after jittery starts to his first two preseason games.

“It helps me to build that confidence,” Motiejunas said.