The 2014-15 campaign might not have ended in a championship for the Houston Rockets, but it would be hard to describe it as disappointing. Not tagged as a contender coming in, Clutch City lived up to its billing and pulled off a No. 2 seed and a Western Conference Finals appearance.
They did so while overcoming a litany of injuries, and that didn’t end just because the playoffs started. Sans starting point guard Patrick Beverley and sometimes-starting power forward Donatas Motiejunas, the Rockets rallied for one of the most epic comebacks in NBA history.