The Houston Rockets are coming off of a very impressive win against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Christmas Day. After the 113-109 win, the Rockets have now won 7 of their last 8 games. Out of those 7 wins, 6 have come against Western Conference teams (Trail Blazers, Lakers, Grizzlies, Jazz, Spurs, and Thunder). The real question remains: Can this Rockets team keep the wins coming in, and climb to the top of the Western Conference Standings? In this writer’s opinion, the answer to that remains to be seen, but I remain optimistic.
Let’s tackle the obvious… If Chris Paul cannot stay healthy, this team has no chance to do anything of significance in the playoffs (please make reference to Game 6 and 7 of last year’s Western Conference Finals).