The Rockets are perhaps the most challenging team to be a fan of in the NBA. They are by no means the worst, just the most challenging. They’re smart, but sometimes too smart. Sometimes they’re too aware of their own cleverness; too willing to do card tricks in the dark. They win, but break your heart in the end. They’re brilliant, but in strange, numerical, game-bending way. The comforts of being a Rockets fan are the consolations of philosophy and mathematics. Those can be chilly companions on a dark night in the off-season, mind filled with doubts.
Difficulty of Fandom, Food, Art, James Harden and Russell Westbrook.
