Houston got their longest remaining road trip off to a good start with a win. With the Warriors idle last night, Houston is now a full three games (with the tiebreaker in hand) ahead of the Warriors for the top seed in the West, and three games ahead of the Raptors (without the tiebreaker) for the top overall seed in the NBA.
Tonight’s opponent is the Minnesota Timberwolves, whom the Rockets have defeated by exactly 18 points in all three meetings. The T-Wolves will be without Jimmy Butler, who suffered a non-contact injury the last time these teams met.