Throughout Ime Udoka’s tenure with the Houston Rockets, he sought to give the Rockets a distinct identity. Before his arrival in Houston, the rebuilding Rockets' only identity was a team full of young players still finding their way in the NBA and one that had lost many games. Udoka wanted, of course, to change it so his team was known as a tough, defensive-minded team that dominated the glass game in and out of games. Of course, Udoka also wanted to be known as a team that wins games, and in his first three seasons, the Rockets have done that. Going from 22 wins the season before he arrived to 41 his first season and 52 wins in his next two, including this season. They accomplished that by being the team Udoka wanted them to be: one of the top defensive teams, dominating the boards. The Rockets were happy with their progress last season, making the playoffs for the first time since 2020, but were not satisfied with their first-round loss to the Golden State Warriors.…