I’m starting to think that the Houston Rockets are playing a large-scale practical joke on everyone.
“Hey guys, wouldn’t it be funny if we played horribly right when everyone expects us to play really well?!” Sadly, that proposal probably never happened. The Rockets probably want to be playing good basketball on a consistent basis. They probably want to be able to soundly win a home game against an undermanned team that has a sub-.500 record, or make more than 20% or their threes on a given night.
I think I speak for the entire fan base when I say I wish all those things could happen too.