Tate missed Houston’s last two regular season games and Game 1 of this series. However, his role when he was available was a minimal one. Jabari Smith Jr. and Tari Eason will continue to fill out the reserve forward minutes.

Tate was ruled out for Houston’s final regular season a day in advance and his return date for the postseason is up in the air. He hasn’t played a significant role for the Rockets this season and his recovery shouldn’t affect the team’s preferred rotation.

Tate is the lone player on the Rockets’ injury report for Sunday’s game, so the team will put forth some resistance on Sunday despite being locked into the two-seed in the West. Tate’s continued absence will not impact fantasy basketball.

Tate was initially listed as questionable, but will be available Tuesday despite his back injury. The 29-year-old small forward averages around 12 minutes per game and doesn’t have a significant impact on fantasy basketball.