"Frustrated about his lack of playing time, guard/forward Terrence Williams said he hoped the upcoming trade deadline will get him off the Rockets' bench. He said he would prefer to play for the Rockets but hopes to be somewhere he can play by the end of the week.

"I want to play basketball, whether it is here or somewhere else," Williams, 6-6, said. "I like the thought of being here with Aaron (Brooks) from home. But I'm here to play basketball and I'm not doing it. It's nothing against them. At the end of the day, I just want to play basketball."

Williams, who has known Brooks since he played youth football for Brooks' father in Seattle, has played in only six games since being acquired by the Rockets on Dec. 16."