Rockets are playoff-bound. Who should be 5th starter: Reed Sheppard or Tari Eason?

Despite the start of the playoffs being just two weeks away, the Houston Rockets, winners of five straight after Friday’s rout against the Utah Jazz, still haven’t settled on their starting lineup.In recent weeks, they’ve been going back and forth between sharpshooter Reed Sheppard and defensive-minded Tari Eason alongside regular starters Amen Thompson, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr. and Alperen Şengün.Advertisement