With the rest of the Western Conference battling for playoff seeds three through eight, the Warriors and Rockets are tied in a fierce battle for the top seed in the conference playoffs and the best record in the NBA, to boot. It’s a battle that appears poised to last until the final day of the regular season.
The two teams will not play again this regular season, but even without another showdown on the schedule, the truth is that these two teams will play each other every time they step on the court to play other teams.
This is turning into one hell of a rivalry — one that, at least for at least the next few months, will be played by proxy.