Ime Udoka rips into Rockets after 6-point loss to Steph Curry-less Warriors: "One of our softest games"

Following the Houston Rockets' 99-93 loss to the underhanded Golden State Warriors on Thursday, Rockets coach Ime Udoka didn't hold back criticism towards his team during the post-game interview. The game featured Houston's 15th straight loss to Golden State, and Udoka ripped into the players for their alleged lack of effort and execution.

"Guys weren't sharing the ball, all the things we've done to get a decent record have gone out of the window these last few games," Udoka said. "You gotta come with some energy, some juice, from the start, and a few guys really didn't look like they showed up till after halftime...One of our softest games since I've been here, for sure."

With Steph Curry and Draymond Green listed out for the Warriors, Thursday's game featured a career-high 33-point performance by Jonathan Kuminga to lead the team to victory. Kuminga banked two clutch layups in the final minute of the game to seal Golden State's first win after a five-game losing streak.

Meanwhile, Alperen Sengun led the Rockets' losing effort with 16 points, eight rebounds, five assists, and two steals in the game. With their second-straight loss, the Rockets are now tied for the second spot in the Western Conference alongside the Dallas Mavericks and the Memphis Grizzlies with a 15-8 record.

Rockets' Ime Udoka fined for profane language, postgame remarks toward officials

Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka was fined $50,000 on Thursday for his action at the end of the Rockets' 120-111 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday.

Udoka used profane language towards referee John Goble in the final minutes of the game, which led to him being issued two technical fouls and an ejection. He also used profane language as he spoke against the officials during his post-game interview on Tuesday.

"Blatant missed calls. Calling ticky-tack moving screens and s*** like that," Udoka said. "Then you don't want to call the obvious ones right in front of you. That was it. Alpy got fouled a few times on that drive, on the layup and they didn't want to call it. Told 'em get some f***ing glasses, open your eyes."

With just two minutes remaining in the game, Ime Udoka was seemingly frustrated after no foul was called on Kings' Domantas Sabonis for his physical defense on Alperen Sengun.

Along with Udoka, Sengun was also fined $15,000 for "directing inappropriate language toward a game official" during the altercation. The Rockets center was also assessed two technical fouls and ejected from the game.