The all-star break is a familiar perch from which NBA fans (and teams themselves) take pause. And take stock.
But it’s not so much a review of the past (for its own sake) as it is an assessment of the task ahead. And in the W’s case, something needs to change. They’re 4-4 in their last 8 games. And 1-4 in their last 4 road games. And they’re now the equivalent of a game and a half behind the Rockets in the jockeying for home-court advantage. Some say (half-rightly) that home-court advantage is more important to the Rockets than to the W’s.