The Houston Rockets have been staying afloat in the Western Conference since losing Chris Paul to injury. James Harden has been doing some serious heavy-lifting that has seen him rise in the MVP race up to the top and put up some insane numbers along the way.
The Beard can only do so much, though. The Rockets are 6-5 in the month of January after also losing Clint Capela to injury. The non-healthy Houston squad is dropping games they should win, even with the heroics of the Beard, who is averaging 45.